Planning is bringing the future into the present.

Innovation is the creation of the new, or the re-arranging of the old in a new way

Success and all good things in life, start with a genuine concern for others.

Creativity produces productivity.

Slowing down is sometimes the best way to speed up.

Survivors are cooperators. In order to survive in anything we need others to cooperate with or partner with.

Dreams that are realistic, often come out of fantasies.

Great novels are above all great fairy tales . . . literature does not tell the truth but makes it up.

No matter how strong you are, you don’t just fight any fight at all! When you fight a wrong fight, you die a wrong death!

Sometimes it's easier to tell ourselves a story.

Darken your room, shut the door, empty your mind. You are still in great company.

In any country, in any city, there will be political influence on what is said, what kind of images are to be projected and, yes, of course artists can be and are influenced by politicians.

There are many secrets; don’t try to resolve them all.

Tony Blair is the best friend I've had in politics.

How the hell do you wake up dead?

She'll never love you better than she loves her own children.

"Wait and see" is no easier now than it was as a child.