The dream we are living has absolutely no purpose other than our awakening.

Learn to trust your instincts. Only something dead goes with the tide. Only something living can go against it.

I am all for cracking down on inappropriate digital behaviour. Too often the connected world is an excuse for some coward hiding behind a keyboard to bully someone else.

The tattooed nation will live to regret this voluntary disfigurement.

The most convincing argument against early parenthood is that you are in a relationship that is likely to fall apart before that child grows up.

My parents have been dead for many years, and when your folks are gone there is nobody standing between you and eternity.

Sometimes we are only aware of how happy we are when the moment has passed. But now and again, if we are very lucky, we are aware of happiness when it is actually happening.

Tattoos are so widespread, so ugly and so very, very permanent. You can, in theory, have them removed - but a large chunk of your living flesh will go with it.

The thing to remember about Phuket is it's very beach-oriented and relaxed. The trendiest beach is Koh Sirey, which is full of groovy places to have a cocktail and watch the sun go down.

People are always surprised at what a nice guy I am.

to love means to realize there is a time to let the beloved one go

The single right decision to take is to forget the past so that it does not mislead you at a later stage

I was so happy that my mother, father, and two brothers had somehow found one another. Perhaps my mother and father have gotten back together, I thought.

To send a letter is a good way to go somewhere without moving anything but your heart.

I'm an environmentalist. Most of my jokes are recycled.

I tend to thrive on being misquoted. It's the only way I sound good.

You cannot run a successful retail business from memory.

I like forms that are flexible, that can let you feel creative.

I have a way of life that I don't change just because I am a president. I earn more than I need, even if it's not enough for others. For me, it is no sacrifice, it's a duty.

Self-discipline is doing what you know you should do when you don't want to do it.

The grass is not always greener on the other side of the fence. The grass is greenest where it is watered.