Nothing in this world is at it seems. Except, possibly, porridge.

You don't need a Harvard MBA to know that the bedroom and the boardroom are just two sides of the same ballgame.

You are who you are when nobody's watching.

As I say I don't want to kill myself, I just wouldn't mind dying.

Estate agents: like them or loathe them, you'd be mad not to loathe them.

The only reason people do not know much is because they do not care to know. They are incurious. Incuriousity is the oddest and most foolish failing there is.

People who can change and change again are so much more reliable and happier than those who can’t

Love in all eight tones and all five semitones of the word's full octave.

Wine can be a better teacher than ink, and banter is often better than books

All the big words -virtue, justice, truth, ...- are dwarfed by the greatness of kindness

Stop feeling sorry for yourself and you will be happy.

She pondered the arrangements of the paintings on a wall like a writer pondered commas.

He was everything I never knew I was looking for.

Curious learning not only makes unpleasant things less unpleasant but also makes pleasant things more pleasant.

A good review from the critics is just another stay of execution.

The Church is the body of Christ fashioned by baptism & the Eucharist.

Who will not suffer labor in this world, let him not be born.

Everything is always decided for reasons other than the real merits of the case

The flaw which is hidden is deemed greater than it is.

Only three things can change our lives dreams, suffering and love

You have made a very good point: both the Prime Minister [Shindzo Abe] and I enjoy a fairly high level of trust among the citizens of our countries.