No one is mediocre who has good sense and good sentiments.

Words are like eyeglasses they blur everything that they do not make clear.

Monuments are the grappling-irons that bind one generation to another.

The aim of argument, or of discussion, should not be victory, but progress.

Without the spiritual world the material world is a disheartening enigma.

The best remedy for a short temper is a long walk.

A part of kindness consists in loving people more than they deserve.

We find little in a book but what we put there. But in great books, the mind finds room to put many things.

The evening of life brings with it its lamps.

He who has imagination without learning has wings but no feet.

Close your eyes and you will see.

But harboring regrets is making love to the past, and there is no movement here.

Monsters cannot be announced. One cannot say: 'Here are our monsters, ' without immediately turning the monsters into pets.

Never ever doubt in magic. The purest honest thoughts come from children, ask any child if they believe in magic and they will tell you the truth.

I think we are realising that governments can't govern us any more.

Sharing a triumph with someone you love is an incredible high.

A cricket ball broke my nose when I was a kid so I couldn't breath through it. Before I had it operated on I used to stand on stage with my mouth slightly open.

I have no relationship to Russia whatsoever.

I hate to say "found himself" - it sounds so ridiculous.

Apart from the fact that I can move the bike fast, I am basically Joe Average.

You can never learn it all and I hope to continue my growth as a person and a musician