Now I know why women get their ears pierced. Once they've survived this ordeal of mutilation, they can face the discomforts of childbirth with equanimity.

The most valuable lessons in life cannot be taught, they must be experienced.

When I was little, I always sad that I wanted a brother, and now it's like having four of them!

Once I cried in a restaurant because the waitress told me I couldn't eat my soup with a fork, I had to use a spoon.

But in the end it's still a game of golf, and if at the end of the day you can't shake hands with your opponents and still be friends, then you've missed the point.

Live your dream and never wake up

When you first open Niall [Horan]'s wallet, the first thing you see is a picture of Justin Bieber and a picture of us.

Whenever I'm sad I just imagine if babies were born with mustaches.

Your reward will be the widening of the horizon as you climb. And if you achieve that reward you will ask no other.

There is nothing personal in the thunderclap of understanding. The lightning that releases it comes from outside oneself.

Personally, the worst thing a boy can do to a girl is to ignore her while she's loving him with all her heart.

It was a curious day, slashed abruptly with fleeting, familiar impressions.

It is a misery to be born a pain to live a trouble to die.

There is no such thing as bragging. You're either lying or telling the truth.

Self-discipline is the ability to make yourself do what you should do, when you should do it, whether you feel like it or not.

I dare you to be great! I challenge you to be great in every single thing you do!

Headteachers and governing bodies run schools and that won't change.

Your journey is to see how deeply you can interface your mind with infinity. That's the journey of a monk - to see.

We need to show mercy. I mean, because as much mercy as you show people, that's the mercy you're going to be receiving.

I'm sure there's a hell of a party in Ireland now and I know I don't have anything to do for two-and-a-half days so I'm going to party on

I just believed. I believed that the technology would change people's lives. I believed putting real identity online - putting technology behind real identity - was the missing link.