It's critically important that people trust you during a public health crisis.

The other big lesson from Katrina is that it pays to be prepared. But it's also very difficult to stay prepared because the longer you go between events the more you'll see complacency.

You can't put a price tag on preparation for a pandemic.

We as a global community are only as strong as our weakest link.

Looking at the individuals who suffered the most during the hurricane, you could see that those with underlying medical problems were at greater risk.

I am the captain of my soul.

Without guidance and support for patients and families approaching death, there may be unnecessary conflict, confusion, and trauma that linger long after the passing of a loved one.

Inner beauty should be the most important part of improving one's self.

I know China are very good in table tennis. Let me see what happens in tennis. I am pretty happy with the way I am playing.

What I like doing is writing and recording and much more on the, I guess, the - on that creative level. It's fun interpreting songs and all that, but I wouldn't like it as a living.

Just be glad you don't live in one of those little countries where at this very moment, music is severely restricted, or as it is in Iran, totally illegal.

I have found that words that are loaded with pathos and create a seductive euphoria are apt to promote nonsense.

I don't mind playing absolute bastards... I just don't want to play the grouch.

Eternal brightness is as scary as the eternal darkness.

Hell was made for the inquisitive.