The goal is not to pray and wait around for a miracle to happen, but to pray and then worker harder than ever with faith.

Only a philosopher's mind grows wings, since its memory always keeps it as close as possible to those realities by being close to which the gods are divine.

Show your infectious smile and infect everyone with joy.

I wish to be a product not a consumer.

The water was pure and cold and came out of the Apennines tasting like snow melted in the hands of a pretty girl.

Where you used to be there is a hole in the world which I find myself constantly walking around in the daytime and falling into at night. I miss you like hell.

I only did karaoke once in my life. It was with Courtney Love and it was a total disaster. She pulled me on stage in front of 500 people at a wedding. I'd never done karaoke before.

To me, freedom means having the power, the inherent right, the capacity and the ability to make choices that honour who I am.

I love you, Ella May and nothing will ever change that. You can push me away -run away – and I will still love you.

I've never been in parliament as a National, I gave up smoking about the same time [and] I've rid myself of two cancers.