The good news is there's no devil. The bad news is there's no heaven. There's nothing.

I don't want to be left behind. In fact, I want to be here before the action starts.

Never complain, never explain personal motto of

You only get one Alan Bond in your lifetime. And I've had mine

Life isn't a dress rehearsal

The fact that I have entered into IT-related business is proof that businesses have to evolve and keep with time. One has to re-invent continuously.

I agree completely with my son James when he says 'Internet is like electricity. The latter lights up everything, while the former lights up knowledge'.

There is a lot more young Indian entrepreneurs can do if they are given the money. They have the idea, and I would just like to help them realise it.

He wasn't very lovable but he was bloody efficient. (Packer talking about Genghis Khan)

Only love can touch the heart.

I was always depressed growing up. There wasnt a reason for it, I just was. I was sad and morose. I cried a lot, I wrote a lot, and I read a lot; and that was how I dealt with it.

It is one of history's great tragedies that American conservatism, born in part in resistance to Soviet torture, should end by endorsing it in America, by Americans.

I have forgotten much, but still remember The poinsiana's red, blood-red in warm December.

Magicians can do more by means of faith than physicians by the truth.

Reality is nothing but a collective hunch.

Man is born for deeds of kindness.

I value my privacy and my personal life - and I certainly don't exploit my personal life.

You're hot for two seconds, and you're struggling to get work again. If it were easy, I don't think that's a good place for an artist to work from.

I am realistic – I expect miracles.