There is a certain pleasure in weeping; grief finds in tears both a satisfaction and a cure.

My hopes are not always realized, but I always hope.

A horse never runs so fast as when he has other horses to catch up and outpace.

Quarrels are the dowry which married folk bring one another.

Be patient and tough; someday this pain will be useful to you.

Make the workmanship surpass the materials.

Love is no assignment for cowards.

Happy is the man who has broken the chains which hurt the mind, and has given up worrying once and for all.

The man who has experienced shipwreck shudders even at a calm sea.

Dripping water hollows out stone, not through force but through persistence.

If you want to be loved, be lovable.

I'm not saying that you have to be a reader to save your soul in the modern world. I'm saying it helps.

A pure drop of rain may fall on a beautiful water lily or on a dirty mud pond! This is exactly what happens when we are born!

Autumn...the year's last, loveliest s

Your ego can become an obstacle to your work. If you start believing in your greatness, it is the death of your creativity.

I'm a polyatheist - there are many gods I don't believe in.

I performed in Sydney some years ago for the Sydney Festival and I am just so pleased to be returning to the wonderful Sydney Opera House and also performing in Melbourne for the first time.

On the British Royal Divorce (Charles and Dianna). She is such a sad soul. It is good that it is over. Nobody was happy anyhow. I know I should preach family love and unity, but in their case. . . .

I think there might be some pressure released while I'm doing autobiographical work, but afterwards everything remains the same.

I think credibility, irrespective of what you do, if you are in public life, then it is important.

When I lose my larger sense of supporting people to be their best, I lessen my contact with the God inside me.