We are now so far advanced in our denial of evil that we want to rationalise it away.

The financial crisis happened because no-one could actually say out loud how bad things were.

It's a book that makes me laugh and think - it would be very hard to like someone who didn't enjoy Candide!

Rereading Candide, I was struck by the link between optimism and the optimal, the idea that we have been placed in this optimal world rather than some other.

Theatre within theatre, when characters sees themselves on stage, always raises philosophical questions of choice and free will.

I have adapted the whole book [Candid] into tweets of 140 characters, and these are being sent out daily, at the rate of eight tweets per day .

Candide is one of those books I read when I was young and that I come back to regularly.

In the business world, the idea of positive thinking is absolutely entrenched.

Also, everyone thinks they know Candide - you hear people described as 'Panglossian'. So if Candide appears on a poster, it feels familiar.

Confidently step into the future, knowing that God has got you this far as a promise that He is able to get you beyond.

Be Strong, Have Faith and Always Smile .

All the things of the wild have their proper uses. Only misuse makes them evil.

Success comes more quickly to the entrepreneur that follows his instincts rather than following the progress of his competitors.

At one point, I said to the officials that you guys haven't called walking for 20 years, now you don't know what it is. When you call walking, you're about half right.

I never watch MTV. I don't have time to watch TV. And when I do, I'm watching the Discovery Channel. 'Deadliest Catch: Crab Fishing in Alaska,' that's my show.

Hollywood is the model for publishing, more and more. Not just blockbusters either.

No one talks about woman power. The Spice Girls - they're masquerading as little girls. It's repulsive.

Be confident and comfortable with yourself. If you know us, we are definitely not shy, and never try to be anything we are not. No matter what anyone tells you, you are perfect, just the way you are.

I don't really think in terms of obstacles. My biggest obstacle is always myself.