Our lives are not what we deserve; they are, let us agree, in many ways deficient.

There are things you break that can't be put back together again. And Kashmir may be one of them.

Rock and roll music - the music of freedom frightens people and unleashes all manner of conservative defense mechanisms.

What is freedom of expression? Without the freedom to offend, it ceases to exist.

One of the extraordinary things about human events is that the unthinkable becomes thinkable.

Language is courage: the ability to conceive a thought, to speak it, and by doing so to make it true.

‘Respect for religion’ has become a code phrase meaning ‘fear of religion.’ Religions, like all other ideas, deserve criticism, satire, and, yes, our fearless disrespect.

In the cookie of life, friends are the chocolate chips.

Language upon a silvered tongue affords enchantment enough.

The whole story of migration and what that has done in interconnecting the planet is obviously something I've written about a lot.

faith without doubt is addiction

You pass people on the street, some are for you, some are not.

Brand integrity is the ability to present one’s brand both in words and deeds to be true, respectable and acceptable without compromising on standards (brand’s promise).

I forget what I was taught. I only remember what I have learnt.

I wasn't afraid of being poor. I didn't want to live in a big house. I'm the perfect size for poetry. I can move around.

I am just not a great fan of the Piers Morgan format. I would rather do something a bit more substantial.

The only one that seems to be able to hold the business is Disney. They do it is because they have a fabulous philosophy about marketing- but even they wavered.

My love life doesn't stink; it's nonexistent.

I was honored when [Donald Trump] asked me to chair the transition effort.

It is in our power to stretch out our arms and, by doing good in our actions, to seize life and set it in our soul.

Akiko Tsuruga ranks as one of the top organists around today.