There is no place in the world like Australia. Not even its beautiful neighbor New Zealand.

My optimism wears heavy boots and is loud.

Loneliness adds beauty to life. It puts a special burn on sunsets and makes night air smell better.

No such thing as spare time, no such thing as free time, no such thing as down time. All you got is life time. Go.

I am an optimist because I want to change things for the better and I know that blood has to be spilled and disharmony and cruelty are necessary to do that.

I have found the Iron to be my greatest friend. It never freaks out on me, never runs. Friends may come and go. But two hundred pounds is always two hundred pounds

It's sad when someone you know becomes someone you knew.

I believe that one defines oneself by reinvention. To not be like your parents. To not be like your friends. To be yourself. To cut yourself out of stone.

Strength is the product of struggle, you must do what others don't to achieve what others won't.

There’s one thing about Black Sabbath which should not be understated: If Black Sabbath is missing any one of its members it’s no longer Black Sabbath.

We all learn lessons in life. Some stick, some don't. I have always learned more from rejection and failure than from acceptance and success.

If I have the belief that I can do it, I shall surely acquire the capacity to do it even if I may not have it at the beginning.

Eventually everyone will give up on you

absencelooks like a lake bed flooded with skysounds like cotton howlingtastes like tear-stained pillowssmells like churning bile and burnt hairfeels like screaming agony, my heart dying and dying

Mark had a better chance interpreting body language at Madame Tussauds.

Only people with full stomachs become environmentalists.

So long as I could write things down I could give up talking for a VERY long time.

There are many paths to enlightenment. Be sure to take the one with a heart.

Return to the purity of your innocence where you are enchanted with life. Give love for no reason. Surround yourself with others doing the same.

Getting a project started is like moving a ship. It takes a lot of energy to build up momentum.

This does not matter. This is not anything yet. It all depends on what you do with it, afterward.