Sense isn’t democratic. An opinion uttered by 99 people does not necessarily make more sense than an opposing opinion that was uttered by one person.

Reality is what people who lack vision see.

Dating a wo/man with a kid is the new adoption.

A blank cheque kills creativity.

Today, the world rewards those with creative and intellectual muscles. So, women and skinny men need to shut up and start thinking.

If growing up means not seeing one’s family and friends on the regular—all in the name of paying the bills, then growing up is overrated.

Life demands more thinking than remembering.

A VIP area is nothing without not-so-important people.

Being shy is a symptom of a low self-esteem.

Without doing one cannot fail. But one cannot succeed either.

The fear of failure is a liability.

The emotion was the most important thing.

You choke my throatWith words of wonderYou make it hard to breatheYour love's so coldJust like an arrowPierced through my skin I bleed

When a man losses faith he betrays a hero

My relationship with the mountains actually started when I was 16. Every year, a group used to be taken from Auckland Grammar down to the Tangariro National Park for a skiing holiday.

Some things have eternal value, and compassion is one of them. I hope we never lose that. Compassion for humans as well as animals.

In what other sport do you get a 15-second break every hour?

As a mother, you feel much more vulnerable. And when you're vulnerable, you're a much better actress.

Do not try to reach the masses! If you say something good and right, masses will reach you!

I count myself as one of millions of Americans whose life simply would not be the same without the libraries that supported my learning.

Men have left GOD not for other gods, they say, but for no God; and this has never happened before.