I had a lot of romantic notions about what it would mean to cross Asia by foot.

Democracy is not simply a question of structures. It is a state of mind. It is an activity.

The question shouldn't be what we ought to do, but what we can do.

I had been walking one afternoon in Scotland and thought: Why don't I just keep going? There was, I said, a magic in leaving a line of footprints stretching across Asia.

I have never met a villager who does not want a vote.

This idea that failure is not an option: It makes failure invisible, inconceivable and inevitable.

The world isnt one way or another. Things can be changed very, very rapidly by someone with sufficient confidence, sufficient knowledge and sufficient authority.

Despite the dubious statistics … democracy is a thing of value for which we should be fighting.

If democracy is to be rebuilt … it is necessary not just for the public to learn to trust their politicians, but for the politicians to learn to trust the public.

Religions . . . seem to avoid mountain passes.

In some sense, I'm a romantic. I like the idea of organic history and tradition.

While real sacrifice is committed to the result, it relishes the effort

People who have wellbeing and feel fulfilled, need far less than people who feel unfulfilled, who always seem to need more." By Rethinking Your Mindset you can create SWIFT sustainable success.

As long as she could remember who she was, she was okay. She wouldn't go crazy. At least not today.

The rain is falling all around, It falls on field and tree, It rains on the umbrellas here, And on the ships at sea.

I have to forget in order to find peace in my soul and be able to forgive.

You chose a warrior, remember?” “As you chose an archangel.

Make a written list of everything you love.

The world is a world of tears, and the burdens of mortality touch the heart.

I know nothing but the certainty of my own ignorance.

We can only begin to live when we conceive life as Tragedy.