Id rather have a fake smile than a nasty stare.

We all need to slow down and go to acupuncture.

My father started with nothing and is a self-made man. No matter what I do with my life, I can never match his accomplishments.

There's a big difference between being privileged and being spoilt. My parents always said, 'Spoilt means ruined, and you're not ruined, just incredibly fortunate.'

I understood from an early age what being competitive means.

I'm the sort of person who takes a camera to dinner or a nightclub because I enjoy taking pictures of people. I tweet all my pictures, which is bad.

You don't find happiness by being able to buy everything you want, whenever you want it.

Everyone has a past, and the downside to my life is that the past gets dragged up.

I don't stay anywhere. I visit. I observe. I leave. I don't ever stay.

I, for one, am ready for a lot more adventure and a lot less nothing.

Before mobile phones, I used to call my parents from a phone box and reverse the charges.

Accept obstacles as a strength building exercise on the way to success.

Unfortunately, we do not often see the advantages in the power of values and virtues. We are easily taken away by physical wealth, material possessions and the power of money.

One of my favorite quotes is:"... If I strike you it ain't going to be in your fancy.

May the God of your choice bless and keep you. I respect Him as long as He does not circumcise me anymore.

It's not what other people believe you can do, it's what you believe.

Don't worry about what others think about you; worry about what they think of themselves when they're with you.

[My novels] introduce levels of intelligence ... moral doubt [and] self-doubt, which may not pertain [to real-world espionage].

One day, God said 'Let there be prey.' And he created pigeons, rabbits, lambs and Gene Wilder.

I don't understand these national awards, because half of those who sit in judgement over Indian films do not... possess the competence to evaluate a film correctly.

And I sit here without identity: faceless. My head aches.