In choosing not to be a beast, I discovered my humanity. I became autodidactic, self-educated - a critical thinker.

I was inspired to write children's books, but without blood and gore.

If you're going to teach a child, teach him properly.

Ideas must work through the brains and the arms of good and brave men or they are no better than dreams.

Stevie Wonder is just one of those guys that completely delivers everything that you want to be true about Stevie Wonder. He's an amazing human being, and the fairytale exists with that man.

Science is about exploring, and the only way to uncover the secrets of the universe is to go and look.

I never kissed my father until he was on his death bed.

I still practice Transcendental Meditation and I think it's great. Marharishi only ever did good for us, and although I have not been with him physically, I never left him.

It is the world, my boy," he said. "All the World, in ink and blood, vellum and parchment, leather and hide. It is the World, and it is yours to save or lose.

It is vitally important that our children know they are loved and safe at home

People are complicated. Personally I don't go in for puritanical people.

There's one major difference between James Bond and me. He is able to sort out problems!

I am convinced that real community flows out of right relationship with God and not that right relationship with God flows out of right community.