Some people like you, some people don't. In the end you just have to be yourself.

If you win without sacrifice you enjoy it but it's more satisfying when you have struggled.

There are moments when the human body can overcome things you would never expect.

Perfection doesn't exist.

There is no rule that says a footballer needs to be 'this high' and 'this wide.'

I'm back? I never went away.

Every player wants to be as complete as possible and goals for a central midfielder are very important.

What I do when speaking in public is trying to do it as best as possible and trying to make everybody comfortable with my words. Sometimes getting this is very difficult, but I try my best.

If there is one thing that all players have in common it is that winning, competitive gene; the ability to overcome obstacles and fight for what you want from your career.

La Masia is a place where lots of people live together but you are on your own.

The Celtic fans are very special and the club and players can be very proud of them. They are the best I have ever heard.

The particular creature we love is never God’s rival. What ends in apostasy is the worship of man, the cult of humanity.

The height of your accomplishments will equal the depth of your convictions.

I don't want to put a pause on the rest of my life I'm really enjoying getting older and the wisdom that comes from that.

I gazed at every mirror on the planet, not one gave back my reflection.

I'd love to be a dad. I hope I'd be great at it. That's every man's fear, yet his most important job.

My mother, who hates thunderstorms, Holds up each summer day and shakes It out suspiciously, lest swarms Of grape-dark clouds are lurking there.

Everyone has their own mantra.

If I should have a daughter… I’m gonna paint the solar system on the backs of her hands so she has to learn the entire universe before she can say ‘oh I know that like the back of my hand.

Eternal life means more than mere future blessing to be enjoyed by believers; it is equally a kind of spiritual ability.

What's past and what's to come is strew'd with husks And formless ruin of oblivion.