We live in a time where there's an alienation factor. There's a certain disconnection. We don't have any real sense of community anymore.

Sometimes I feel like I'm seeing it all at once and it's too much. My heart fills up like a balloon that's about to burst.

I felt pride, wonderful pride, when I was captain. It was an honour to take over from Labby. Anybody who has ever captained a big club, which Everton are, will tell you it's a great honour.

Directing is physically exciting because there's a ticking clock, you're working with people, it's very social, it's very enjoyable.

Once Everton has touched you, nothing will be the same.

It's a great thing when you realize you still have the ability to surprise yourself. Makes you wonder what else you can do that you've forgotten about.

I would say try to tell stories that you care about as opposed to stories that you think will sell.

I believe forgiveness is possible for everybody, for everything, but I'm a Buddhist.

I'm from the South, so while I personally find it impossible to live there, I still have a fondness for it as a geographical region.

I'm a Buddhist, so one of my biggest beliefs is, 'Everything changes, don't take it personally.'

Never underestimate the power of denial.

When there is no venom (poison) of any kind in your eyes, when a liberated smile is seen, then people will do your darshan (will come to see you with intent of worship).

Forgiveness is not always easy. At times, it feels more painful than the wound we suffered, to forgive the one that inflicted it. And yet, there is no peace without forgiveness.

It is almost as difficult to keep a first class person in a fourth class job, as it is to keep a fourth class person in a first class job.

The highest, most varied and lasting pleasures are those of the mind.

I really believe you get what you're supposed to get.

I wanted to stay close enough so mom could see me play - where I could go home if I needed to.

Lyrics are always misleading because they make people think that that's what the music is about.

Lack of proper endgame technique allows many players to escape from lost positions, even without any spectacular play on their part.

In the game of love, the losers are more celebrated than the winners.

Only the misfortune of exile can provide the in-depth understanding and the overview into the realities of the world.