We are all of us born, live and die in the shadow of a giant question mark that refers to three questions: Where do we come from? Why? And where, oh where, are we going!

There is a time for departure even when there's no certain place to go.

All cruel people describe themselves as paragons of frankness.

It's interesting, isn't it? . . . the chandelier . . . it reminds me of mushroom soup.

Success is blocked by concentrating on it and planning for it... Success is shy - it won't come out while you're watching.

Don't look forward to the day you stop suffering, because when it comes you'll know you're dead.

Caged birds accept each other, but flight is what they long for.

The only thing worse than a liar is a liar that's also a hypocrite!

Life is an unanswered question, but let's still believe in the dignity and importance of the question.

A prayer for the wild at heart kept in cages.

Friends are God's way of apologizing to us for our families

Abortions are never seen as a positive thing, as any other operation to remedy a potentially life-ruining condition would.

. . . it is true, even people with painful childhoods. . . grow up to be more interesting people. So, there's always a positive to a negative.

Do the thing you fear and the death of fear is certain.

Exercise, to qualify at all, must be lonely, painfu, humorless, and boring.

I have great confidence in Taiwan's democracy.

It might not be rational, but I am terrified of getting stuck in an elevator with a bear.

I always felt guilty. My whole life.

My object in life is to dethrone God and destroy capitalism.

Women are more susceptible to pain than to pleasure.

I feel the time is right, I want to spend more time with my young family and concentrate fully on my career [on retiring from international football at age 30