If I had a soul, I’d probably wind up in hell anyway.

People’s souls are like gardens. You can’t turn your back on someone because his garden’s full of weeds. You have to give him water and lots of sunshine.

Patience and love can do anything.

No one can tell the difference between a clone and a human. That's because there isn't any difference. The idea of clones being inferior is a filthy lie.

Slow people are just paying close attention.

Look around you...Feel the wind, smell the air. Listen to the birds and watch the sky. Tell me what's happening in the wide world.

After all, what is suffering but an awareness of suffering?

Heroes, well, they don't live so long. But they're muy suave, and we all admire them.

But I also know that to ignore joy while it lasts, in favor of lamenting one's fate, is a great crime.

Guardian angels guide the steps of idiots.

Power's a strange thing, lad. It's a drug people like me crave it.

Friendship was a concept men bandied about to save face when they were rejected.

When I’m at the bottom looking up, the main question may not be ‘how do I get out of this hole?’ In reality, the main question might be ‘how do I get rid of the shovel that I used to dig it?

A few people of integrity can go a long way.

As a leader, the first person I need to lead is me. The first person that I should try to change is me.

Politicians love power. I love freedom. That is why I am not a politician.

I take my mentoring responsibilities very seriously.

I think that my past stands me in good stead in that it does have a certain strength for musicians.

For Hindus to expect Islam, Christianity or Zoroastrianism to be driven out of India is as idle a dream as it would be for Mussalmans to have only Islam of their imagination rule the world.

If it turns out that my best wasn't good enough, at least I won't look back and say that I was afraid to try; failure makes me work even harder.

I know that when I am up for it I will, and when I’m not in the mood to, I don’t make myself feel badly over it.