Have faith little one ‘til your hopes and your wishes come true. You must try to be brave.

Without equanimity, we might give love to others only in an effort to bridge the inevitable and healthy space that always exists between two people.

I want freedom for the full expression of my personality.

Maggie Dove wanted to be a beacon of light. She dreamed of being the sort of person who made others laugh, calmed crying babies, soothed wild dogs, inspired hopefulness.

Meeting Australian mountaineer and author Tim Macartney-Snape when I was 16 in 1994 had a big impact on me. His ascent of Everest from sea to summit captured my imagination.

I had to be a grown-up when I should have been a little boy, and now that I'm a grown-up my little-boyness has exploded out of me. I've lived my life backwards.

I'm not going to join any party. If I do vote again, and if I do become, you know, politically active, it will be independent.

Every character I do is something special to me. Every time you score with a great character relationship in a movie, it becomes your baby.

But the single overwhelming reason why jails are bursting is longer sentences given for more crimes.

Working hard is not always fun - that's why it is called work.

I have the greater glory of God, the history is His story, that He is in charge and ultimately He knows what He's doing.