Peace of mind comes from not wanting to change others.

Inner peace can be reached only when we practice forgiveness. Forgiveness is letting go of the past, and is therefore the means for correcting our misperceptions.

The best way to navigate through life is to give up all of our controls.

You can be right or you can be happy.

Ask yourself...If I walk a tight rope, will I fall, If I shake my balance of thought will it deter me and if I stay focused will I succeed?.~bns

As an individual who undertakes to live by borrowing, soon finds his original means devoured by interest, and next no one left to borrow from - so must it be with a government.

I have tried to explore the little talent I have for writing.

I think there is no world without theatre.

The aspect of sport that you learn is that you have your good times and your bad times, but you share it with great people.

I don't think I've ever stolen anything.

Young people need models, not critics.

Once you've invested hundreds of hours in creating a coherent universe, your story's grown to around a half-million words and can't be written as anything less than a trilogy.

Morrissey wrote to me and said, I have a song for you and if we release it as a single, you'll be on the charts for the first time since 1972, I said, what time, where?

My dad didn't riot. He got on his bike and looked for work