Study to learn, do not study to pass".

The precious gems are hidden, it is not easy to find them.

Do not drown yourself into fantasy, whatever you can do, do it now, do not wait for tomorrow to come.

When the cat gets hungry, it starts to steal.

Knowledge of the [five] senses (indriya gnan) creates all kinds of intents. Knowledge beyond senses (ati-indriya gnan) doesn’t allow any intent to occur!

In my inmost heart I believed that I could succeed where others failed, and now I had the opportunity to test myself.

I am, in fact, Superman. Every morning I wake up and go into a telephone booth and change my costume, and then go to work.

How many legs does a dog have if you call the tail a leg? Four. Calling a tail a leg doesn't make it a leg.

Those who are waiting for an epiphany to strike may wait forever. The artist simply goes to work, making art, both good and not so good.

I look fine. I've had no surgery apart from an operation I had decades ago to remove the fat under my eyes. My mum looked 30 when she was 60, so I guess I owe it all to genes and hair dye.

And then, not expecting it, you become middle-aged and anonymous. No one notices you. You achieve a wonderful freedom. It is a positive thing. You can move about unnoticed and invisible.

I believe a big part of leadership is about winning the moment.

Even when I write a song, lots of times I think - I wonder what my dad would think of this song.

The stories we hear in our childhood are the ones we remember all our lives.