I've always been a religious person, and I try to think that every disappointment might just be a blessing in disguise.

I understand it's difficult but you've got to think about yourself, you know, and not just follow the crowd.

The role that I play as a lone striker, I enjoy it and particularly playing with great players.

The best thing about football is that the rules are so simple. Anyone can play anywhere.

I'm a forward, but I can't be the only forward at a club. Over the years, the clubs who've won titles have had several strikers.

I am still young and being the [England] squad is really good for me although I've still got a lot to learn.

I just get up in the morning and say: 'Yeah man, I'm ready to score goals.'

You want to play in the best stadiums against the best players - your Real Madrid's and Barcelona's - you want to play those teams.

If you have an argument with someone and you sulk, sometimes you don't want to speak to them. But it is important to keep your friends close to you and do the right things.

I scored in a World Cup and I want that buzz again.

I prefer not to fly, but sometimes it's unavoidable.

Unprovided with original learning, unformed in the habits of thinking, unskilled in the arts of composition, I resolved to write a book.

You can't do magic with books unless they're very special copies.

The works must be conceived with fire in the soul but executed with clinical coolness.

A good businessman knows how to make a profit. An engineer makes sure it runs well. We need more leaders who are task oriented.

Blessed are the destroyers of false hope, for they are the true Messiahs - Cursed are the god-adorers, for they shall be shorn sheep!

And God said 'Let there be Satan, so people don't blame everything on me. And let there be lawyers, so people don't blame everything on Satan.'

Women always put men first. That's how everything got so screwed up.

I want to be blessed so I can build orphanages. Blessed so I can build hospitals and do other things with our finances.

Donald Trump is a racist. Donald Trump in fact is making fascist appeals. That's why many self-respecting Republicans are not supporting Donald Trump for president.

The silver ore of pure charity is an expensive article in the catalogue of a man's good qualities.