Time is of the essence and I don't have much essence left.

The best stuff in life isn't stuff at all... relationships, experiences & meaningful work are the staples of a happy life.

I am an artist. The track is my canvas, and the car is my brush.

When I notice a rear wheel overtaking me, I know I'm sitting in a Lotus.

We've got to cut the extraneous out of our lives, and we've got to learn to stem the inflow. We need to think before we buy. Ask ourselves, 'Is that really going to make me happier? Truly?'

You should be allowed to be a modern city dweller and still care about the environment.

Time is of the essence - and I'm very short of essence.

...after a certain point, material objects have a tendency to crowd out the emotional needs they are meant to support.

One of the easiest ways to go green is to go small. I want to show people that there's an amazing modern green future, and make it easy for them to step into it.

Could I do with a little life editing? Would that give me a little more freedom? Maybe a little more time?

My space is small. My life is big.

As many as six out of ten American adults have never read a book of any kind, and the bulletins from the nation’s educational frontiers read like the casualty reports from a lost war.

Always keep that happy attitude. Pretend that you are holding a beautiful fragrant bouquet.

I have a nightmare about Tony [Blair] and Gordon [Brown] killing each other. Not every month, but now and then. I also have a recurring dream about losing.

What were you going to do tonight?" "I was going to listen to the songs of Rachmaninoff." "Who's that?" "A dead Russian.

No matter how developed you are in any other area of your life, no matter what you say you believe, no matter how sophisticated or enlightened you think you are, how you eat tells all.

If you don't like the question that's asked, answer some other question.

The next World War will be over water

People also don't care about the daily comings and goings of diplomats and yet we must report it.

A piece of writing is like a piece of magic. You create something out of nothing.

You may buy from me in your own language, but sell to me in mine.