We don't know our hearts until life puts us to the test, and WWII fascinates because it was the last time everyone was simultaneously pushed to their limit.

So when I say that I am a refugee, you must understand that there is no refuge.

A scar is never ugly. That is what the scar makers want us to think. A scar does not form on the dying. A scar means, I survived.

Looking after a very sick child was the Olympics of parenting.

A scar does not form on the dying. A scar means, I survived.

At some point you just have to turn around and face your life head on.

Our own personal brand of courage - in relationships, in conflict, in our principles ­ - is as unique as our fingerprints.

I’m telling you, trouble is like the ocean. It covers two thirds of the world.

I could not stop talking because now I had started my story, it wanted to be finished. We cannot choose where to start and stop. Our stories are the tellers of us.

We must see all scars as beauty. Okay? This will be our secret. Because take it from me, a scar does not form on the dying. A scar means, 'I survived'.

It is certainly impossible to imagine forgiving the enemy while their animus remains undefeated.

A poem is a painting with imagery and words

What you feed your soul is what you harvest with your actions.

Everyone marries the Duke of Westminster. There are a lot of duchesses, but only one Coco Chanel.

The smells of slow cooking spread around the house and impart a unique warmth matched only by the flavour of the food.

The ability to learn faster than competitors may be the only sustainable competitive advantage.

Every successful person I have heard of has done the best he could with the conditions as he found them, and not waited until next year for better.

The straight line leads to the downfall of humanity.

The most successful classes are those where the teacher has a clear idea of what is expected from the students and the students know what the teacher expects from them.

The cars themselves are getting smarter and will be increasingly able to assist drivers - to the point where the cars will be completely automated.

If the children are untaught, their ignorance and vices will in future life cost us much dearer in their consequences than it would have done in their correction by a good education.