I shield to one who is pessimistic and shield to one who is optimistic leaving this in a wandering state.

Minimalism is the pursuit of the essence of things, not the appearance.

At the time I was taught to read, it was an Eden-like time of my life. My mother adored me. Everyone adored me. So I associate reading with enormous pleasure.

Above average intelligence has always run in my family. Ambition, however, has always walked with a limp.

The intelligence is proved not by ease of learning, but by understanding what we learn.

Don't get too excited when I am winning, and don't get too depressed when I am losing. Just keep it cool.

Crowds prevent you to see the infinite horizons; get rid of the crowds and open your horizons.

I didn't know children's songs could be this deadly.

Pity the married couple who expect too much from one another.

If a playwright is funny, the English look for a serious message, and if he's serious, they look for a joke.

That's the Irish all over -- they treat a joke as a serious thing and a serious thing as a joke.