Don't be scared to dream big, and don't be afraid to be close to people. And never give up! It's the tenacious not the talented that win.

I never wanted to do TV. I just did what I was trained to do through the Special Forces, and I've been doing that from a very young age.

The rules of survival never change, whether you're in a desert or in an arena.

If you risk nothing you gain nothing

Is your ego small enough, and your backbone strong enough, to raise others up high on your shoulders?

Sometimes an ember is all we need.

I've seen extreme bravery from the least likely of people. Life is about the moments when it's all gone wrong. That's when we define ourselves.

You don't need to go to the ends of the earth, you don't need to climb Everest to have a great adventure, it's invariably on our doorstep.

A wise man knows; learn from others, never get complacent and know where the classic old dangers come from.

Live a wild, generous full, exciting life – blessing those around you and seeing the good in all.

There is no feeling like coming home after danger.

God's everywhere.So remember when you go to the toilet not to laugh.

I can change my appearance quite easily just by changing my hair. So I can adapt quite well.

I have a huge editor in my head who's always making me miserable. But sometimes, I try to let my unconscious act out.

I am an African and I am very proud of that.

A lot of the ways of advertising a book - the cover, whether somebody sees it on a subway or sees it in a bookstore - those things are going to rapidly diminish as we move to an electronic model.

It's more intimate. Food can connect people in a forever sort of way.

It feels like I could go outside with a bikini thong on right now.

Blind folk see the fairies. Oh, better far than we, Who miss the shining of their wings Because our eyes are filled with things We do not wish to see.

We have only one consciousness stream. When we associate with Truth, we ascend upwards, and when we associate with untruth we fall down.

If this is a blessing, it is certainly very well disguised.