Genius consists of equal parts of natural aptitude and hard work.

We owe to the Middle Ages the two worst inventions of humanity - romantic love and gunpowder.

Without a family, man, alone in the world, trembles with the cold.

The first recipe for happiness is: avoid too lengthy meditation on the past.

We can talk frankly about our defects only to those who recognise our qualities.

An artist must be a reactionary. He has to stand out against the tenor of the age and not go flopping along.

A happy marriage is a long conversation which always seems too short.

A marriage without conflicts is almost as inconceivable as a nation without crises.

We appreciate frankness from those who like us. Frankness from others is called insolence.

Conversation would be vastly improved by the constant use of four simple words: I do not know.

A successful marriage is an edifice that must be rebuilt every day.

We are supposed to be different. Do not try to put round pegs in square holes. When people look at us, believe in yourself.

Fear knocked at the door. Faith answered. And lo no one was there.

Not like Chinese food, where you eat it and then you feel hungry an hour later.

I am allergic to cats, the cat in 'Don't Stop' was actually a very small fury human.

We have three things in common: Irish wives, the ability to speak for 17 minutes without a verb, and the fact that we both speak with an accent.

The Teutons have been singing the swan song ever since they entered the ranks of history. They have always confounded truth with death.

I don't know if fame will come.

I eat only simple Indian home food - sabzi, roti, dal, chawal, ghee. There are so many benefits of having ghee. My grandmother is 84 and she is still fit and looks beautiful.

Just put a little pin in your mind: when you cross 50 employees, there are a new set of HR rules that you have to comply with.

The songs are always drawn from personal experience; I'm putting myself into my music. I usually am playing myself. It's art, art that represents my life.