Not all psychopaths are in prison - some are in the boardroom.

Psychopaths are social predators, and like all predators, they are looking for feeding grounds. Wherever you get power, prestige and money, you will find them.

A psychopath can tell what you're thinking but what they don't do is feel what you feel. These are people without a conscience.

Science cannot progress without reliable and accurate measurement of what it is you are trying to study. The key is measurement, simple as that.

Your most important fight will be the ones that you knew knew couldn't win but you fought as hard as you could anyway.

I lit a cigarette. 'Go ahead, take a smoke, ' my father said. 'It won't kill you. Only sadness will.

When I write, I am gossiping. Writing to whisper the story, whether good or bad to my listener.

A good painting to me has always been like a friend. It keeps me company, comforts and inspires.

I'm not on a health kick. I know I should take vitamins, for example, but I forget half the time. I just can't be bothered carrying around a lot of little bottles.

The purpose of life is to find out 'Who am I?', 'Why am I here?' and 'Where am I going?'

And the guelder rose In a great stillness dropped, and ever dropped, Her wealth about her feet.

Where there is lack, God’s abundance is on the way. Hold on. Have faith. It’s coming.

You are being hit with tabloid-journalism bi-lines of what you are doing because you have suddenly become a star.

Unlike the normal pattern, I know I have grown more liberal as I've grown older. I have become more convinced that there is room for improvement in the world.