I am not really doing research, just trying to cultivate myself.

Discovery is the privilege of the child: the child who has no fear of being once again wrong, of looking like an idiot, of not being serious, of not doing things like everyone else.

We see that happiness is not comfort. Happiness is the freedom to choose one's own way.

Getting too interested in the English way of life won't help you land a permanent job.

Even logical positivists are capable of love.

At least the girls in stories were alive before they died.

Happiness is too many things these days for anyone to wish it on anyone lightly. So let's just wish each other a bileless New Year and leave it at that.

Middle age is when the best exercise is one of discretion.

You know, in the WikiLeaks cables, the Chinese discovered that Kevin Rudd was urging the Americans to keep the military option open against them. This is hardly a friendly gesture.

In the week before a race, I try to stay away from germ areas. I keep disinfectant wipes in my bag for when I have to use a supermarket trolley or something like that.

I'd like to see the Olympics live. I've only watched it on television.

You can't look at the competition and say you're going to do it better. You have to look at the competition and say you're going to do it differently.