The important talent is the talent to develop one's talent.

A little tranquil lake is more significant to my life than any big city in the world

Interestingly, the more Americans report knowing about Muslim countries, the more likely they are to hold positive views of those countries. (p. 155)

When an animal comes between the lion and its prey, the animal first becomes the prey before the main prey.

I used to practice at the hockey ground on synthetic surface while I was in the sports hostel, so Test cricket is certainly going to be a challenge for me.

The easiest way for readers to connect with characters and feel sympathy is to make the character entertaining, sympathetic and likeable.

Even today, well-brought-up English girls are taught by their mothers to boil all veggies for at least a month and a half, just in case one of the dinner guests turns up without his teeth.

I prefer the hardest terms of peace to the most just war.

Old soldiers never die, they just lose their grip on reality after traumatic brain injuries.

Above all, train hard, eat light, and avoid TV and people with negative attitudes.

There aren't enough good journalists. There are too many who really weren't groomed to be reporters and, as a result, some of the reporting is shallow.