A day in Afghanistan is like a week at home.

If I have a weakness, it's for timepieces - if I see one I like and can afford it, I'll buy it.

I think we have always had a fascination for gangs and gangsters, and I think we always will.

People-trafficking is modern day slavery. There are more slaves today than there were at the height of the slave trade.

When the weather's good, there's no better place to be than the British countryside.

Sunglasses are a bit like watches for me - a real obsession. My favourites are Oakleys, Ray-Bans and Wileys, which are worn by the U.S. military.

The one thing that I'm absolutely sure about is that the people of Gaza aren't going anywhere. And neither are the people of Israel.

Jewelry is fine on some guys, but it's not for me.

I have seen incredible bravery from very young guys, the young generation that people write off.

I really enjoy travelling around the world. I get to meet some extraordinary people.

I always get very fit if I'm going away filming for two months in Afghanistan or wherever.

The squeak of oarlocks comes over the lake waterA woman's shriek assaults the earWhile above, in the sky, inured to everything, The moon looks on with a mindless leer("The Unknown Lady")

The guys who play it [soccer] are kinda dumb. Why don't they just kick the crap out of the guy in front of the net? Then they could score all they want.

My mother said to me, 'If you are a soldier, you will become a general. If you are a monk, you will become the Pope.' Instead, I was a painter, and became Picasso.

It's no good crying over spilt milk; all we can do is bail up another cow

I go to church because I am a skeptic in regard to my own skepticism.

When you have a regime that would be happier in the afterlife than in this life, this is not a regime that is subject to classic theories of deterrence.

Nothing takes you inside the soul of a human being like a musical does.

Your security is not your job, or your bank account, or your investments, or your spouse or your parents. Your security is your ability to connect with the cosmic power that creates all things.

I’ve always been a black sheep. That’s a hard thing to be until you find your calling in life. I was bullied a lot at school, probably because I was perceived to be different from everyone else.

Our fear is not that we are inadequate, but that we are powerful beyond measure.