We liked the Beach Boys. There was kind of that friendly East Coast, West Coast thing between us. We were always fans. 'God Only Knows' is a brilliant record.

Even people who loved our music really didn't know anything about us. We were never glamorous. We were never a phenomenon.

She was mourning all her life - not for her husband, who had released her with his death, but for her own dead heart.

Control what you can control. Don't lose sleep worrying about things that you don't have control over because, at the end of the day, you still won't have any control over them.

Epicurus was not at all interested in what we would call the problems of mass society, and he thought civic politics was just trouble and to be avoided by the wise.

We are the biggest donor to the United Nations, contributing 22 percent of the regular operating budget and nearly 27 percent of the peacekeeping budget.

I think the whole concept of monotheism is a gift from the gods.

”Islam, as practiced by the vast majority of people, is a peaceful religion.”

We do students a great disservice by implying that one set of students is more important than another.

You never know where to look when eating a banana.

The club [Real Madrid] has a fantastic set-up with marvellous people. The atmosphere at training is perfect - it's just wonderful

A film should be somewhat personal. I think that whatever you create you have to be true to yourself and create something that feels right to you.