I feel it respectful to observe and practice new customs, if I am to ever understand what it truly means to be human.

That’s what happens when you crowd enough folks into the same sandbox: eventually they’re gonna start throwing a fit over who gets what part to play with.

Religion is like wax. How anyone deals with it is decisive for how it will look like.

The sinning is the best part of repentance.

It is clear that not in one thing alone, but in many ways equality and freedom of speech are a good thing.

If Solomon counts the day of one's death better than the day of one's birth, there can be no objection why that also may not be reckoned amongst one's remarkable and happy days.

My only sanction is the love and affection in which you hold me. But it has its weaknesses, as it has its strengths.

Life's barely long enough to get good at one thing. So be careful what you get good at.

Perfection is too high a goal to strive for. Sometimes working hard brings more satisfaction in the end.

The man who comes to take care of my piranhas told me that if I left West Ham he would kill all my fish.

Terry Pratchett's right up my alley ... give him a try!

I found it liberating of necessity to devise my own style and my own tactics and to look for a voice on the instrument because there weren't really any that impacted strongly on me.