As we all know, we're all highly influenced by the atmosphere that our parents create when we're growing up. And, if we do that the right way, that carries on to the next generation.

Your attitude is like the aroma of your heart. If your attitude stinks, it means your heart’s not right.

We dare them to apply a principle for 40 days to their kids. They don't have to be 40 consecutive days...Already people that even tested the book for us had amazing responses from their kids.

As far as Love Dare for Parents goes, you can download the book. You can buy it at bookstores...We're really excited about it and believe that it's going to make significant impact for parents.

Indeed, bribery, favoritism, and corruption in a great variety of forms were rampant not only in politics, but in all levels of society.

Writing is not chewing your nails and picking your teeth, but a matter of public interest.

I didn't say to act dead. I said act helpless.

It means a lot. It means I'm accountable.

I want to get down to the nuts and bolts of what is actually going to change to lift New Zealands economic performance.

We had a good run, and now it’s over; what’s wrong with that?

The pair of them were staring at the computer screen like two dogs watching animal planet: very focused, but incapable of turning up the volume or changing the channel. -Manny and Butch

Not to have control over the senses is like sailing in a rudderless ship, bound to break to pieces on coming in contact with the very first rock.

Theres always an anxiety about playing literary characters because one of the great joys of reading books is that you can create your own vision of things.

Print and web have profoundly different effects: The effect is immediate when people can click on links.