I pay a lot of tax, and I feel, one of the reasons I stay and pay why I'm not based in Monaco... I think my country helped me.

What's life without a little risk?

It is not our abilities that show what we truly are. It is our choices.

We've all got both light and dark inside us. What matters is the part we choose to act on. That's who we really are.

Happiness can be found, even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light.

It is our choices... that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.

We do not need magic to transform our world. We carry all of the power we need inside ourselves already.

The world is full of wonderful things you haven't seen yet. Don't ever give up on the chance of seeing them.

There is an expiry date on blaming your parents for steering you in the wrong direction; the moment you are old enough to take the wheel, responsibility lies with you.

Gryffindor, where dwell the brave at heart!

Twilight fell: The sky turned to a light, dusky purple littered with tiny silver stars.

The more books you read, the less topics you have in common with most of the people, that´s the price you pay for reading.

All human wisdom is summed up in two words: wait and hope.

If you want to bond with your friends, do something very hard with them, something that you won't be able to do alone.

Values are not trendy items that are casually traded in.

I think character never changes; the Acorn becomes an Oak, which is very little like an Acorn to be sure, but it never becomes an Ash.

The people will always attempt to find the positive aspects of all circumstances, which, in themselves, are not susceptible to danger.

Families don't always realize that mother is exhausted, because mother is always exhausted. Exhausted is what looks normal.

Begin with dhyana, with meditation, and end in samadhi, in ecstasy, and you will know what God is. It is not a hypothesis, it is an experience. You have to LIVE it - that is the only way to know it.

You've got to keep reminding yourself of what's important.

A related advantage of mission oriented ideas, is that you yourself will be dedicated to them.