From a distance I became more convinced than ever that Almighty God destined us to become a great people.

Unless we make revolutionary reforms, some day - in some unknown serra - some unknown Fidel Castro will rise up in Brazil.

How can the reality of 600 million Chinese be ignored?

The future is the lie with which we justify the brutality of the present.

Dreams are prophecies.

I believe in nourishment and having a balanced diet. I avoid bingeing and try and eat healthy, especially lots of amla, and drink lots and lots of water.

Happy is the son whose faith in his mother remains unchallenged.

Anything is possible when tackling a blank sheet with ink. It's less distracting because I'm away from my computer and all of its convenient diversions.

When you love what you do, it stops seeming like work and instead becomes necessity.

Steve Harmison was a big disappointment in South Africa, and I don't know the reason why, but he has to lift his game.

There’s no better guarantee of failure than convincing yourself that success is impossible, and therefore never even trying.

Hamburg totally wrecked us. I remember getting home to England and my dad thought I was half-dead. I looked like a skeleton, I hadn't noticed the change, I'd been having such a ball!

Youd be surprised how inspired youll be when you go into a different store than the one you normally go to for gifts.