He who waits for the sword to fall upon his neck will surely lose his head.

It is wrong to ask for more than you give freely. In this way, we come to resemble what we hate.

I respect my limitations, but I don't use them as an excuse.

Despair and bitterness are not the only songs in the world

This you have to understand. There's only one way to hurt a man who's lost everything. Give him back something broken.

I may not yet be as old as dirt, but dirt and I are starting to have an awful lot in common.

Whatever the explanation, it's perfectly obvious that our educational system has nothing to do with education: it's a babysitting service designed to replicate the worst qualities of the parents.

It is the responsibility of the living to make meaningful the sacrifices of the dead.

In accepting the Gift you Honor the Giver

"And you require no answers", Foamfollower was laughing in his gladness, "You are sufficient to every question".

We need metaphors of magic and monsters in order to understand the human condition.

We have the freedom of choice, to choose what’s right.

Break my heart, he said. "Break it in pieces. I give you my permission.

A true leader inspires by being among the people, not above them.

I am a man More sinn'd against than sinning.

If you truly desire happiness, seek and learn how to serve.

I love being a writer in a medium where they have to ask you, 'Can I change this line?'

Being alone was easier. No risk, just loneliness. No one ever died from that.

A business is successful to the extent that it provides a product or service that contributes to happiness in all of its forms.

I get to work on things I've never done before and I get better at it, and I can do things that are innovative. Which I've done in my fifties, and want to continue to do through my sixties.

I will keep playing domestic cricket. I feel I am good enough to get back into the Indian team, and playing domestic cricket is the only way out. So I will keep playing.