It was all too easy to make things up, it was like skating on thin ice, it was like doing dainty pirouettes on a brittle crust over water thousands of fathoms deep.

I didn't feel lonely until there was something to yearn for. Loneliness and longing are two sides of the same coin.

They say beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and mine were alight with her.

It is better to apologise later than to ask for permission now. It is called self leadership

There are certain things in life that you'll be forgiven for, no matter how thoughtless or stupid or reckless, but if you do that same thing twice, you're on your own.

The beautiful thing having a vision for life is it adds energy, enthusiasm, winning spirit, patience, dedication and productive inner qualities in you.

I know I may have done some bad things, but I'm not a bad person.

Some people think technology has the answers.

Sunday is a day of rest.

The UEFA Cup is now what we focus on. It's a huge game for us in Rome and it's all to play for.

Now we have this idea that, not only do you go to first grade to learn your family's language, but you go to a university to learn about the person you were before you left home.

I was reading some complex books in my own youth-and no, I didnt always understand every word, let alone every concept-but I got the main thrust, which was like a lifeline in a fluctuating world.