The great thing in hitting is, not to be half-hearted about it; but when you make up your mind to hit, to do it as if the whole match depended upon that particular stroke.

Whenever you want to see me, always look at the sunset; I will be there.

You cannot change any society unless you take responsibility for it, unless you see yourself as belonging to it and responsible for changing it.

You don't choose the times you live in, but you do choose who you want to be.

A revolution that is based on the people exercising their creativity in the midst of devastation is one of the great historical contributions of humankind.

The idea of my life as a fairy tale is itself a fairy tale.

The most damaging phrase in the language is: 'It's always been done that way.'

I avoid looking back. I prefer good memories to regrets.

Love isn't about what we did yesterday; it's about what we do today and tomorrow and the day after

Humans are allergic to change. They love to say, 'We've always done it this way.' I try to fight that. That's why I have a clock on my wall that runs counter-clockwise.

I am basically a feminist. I think that women can do anything they decide to do.

Knowing who you are is half the peace of accepting yourself.

As long as anger, paranoia and misinformation drive our political debate, there are unhinged souls among us who will feel justified in turning to violent remedies for imagined threats.

Yes, it benefits the planet, but I don't lead with the green message anymore because I think there's a more evergreen way to look at it, which is efficiency.

It doesn't take talent to hustle.

I don't think I'm going to like it at all. I think it's going to hurt. But after the hurt I think maybe something good and strong and beautiful will come out of it.

There is a widespread difficulty in the Muslim world, which has to do with how the people are taught about examining their own history. A whole range of stuff has been placed off limits.

I'm English, definitely. I don't feel like I'm American in any way.

The sense of wellbeing! Its often with us When we are young, but then it's not noticed; And by the time one has grown to consciousness It comes less often.

I'm the type of person, I have to study to get an A on the test.

Fromage and coffee and cognac and no gods.