All human actions have one or more of these seven causes: chance, nature, compulsion, habit, reason, passion, and desire.

You cannot thrive under the wrong stars, Kricket… the stars here are in opposition to you… can’t you feel it?… Let us take you home.

Hope is desire and expectation rolled into one.

Love is never lost. If not reciprocated, it will flow back and soften and purify the heart.

The surest test of discipline is its absence.

If a thing is worth doing, it is worth doing slowly ... very slowly.

To wake up in England and have the newspaper on your front door with a headline that says, 'Ozzie's Beach Whale of a Daughter,' doesn't really do much for your self-esteem at all.

The bloom is gone, and with the bloom go I.

If there be no enemy there's no fight. If no fight, no victory and if no victory there is no crown.

Lasting fulfillment is attained only through gaining insight into the core of our human nature, unleashing the power to understand, appreciate, and enjoy our lives at the deepest level.

Music is made by individuals. Some artists will be very politically overt in their songs, some will be more subtle. You have to be true to yourself, true to your nature.