When I was 15, I started playing first class cricket and always dreamt of being a Test cricketer, wanted to do something for the country, married in 1995, have 2 kids it's been great.

People throw stones at you and you convert them into milestones.

Success is a process... During that journey sometimes there are stones thrown at you, and you convert them into milestones.

I never played with a runner in my entire life, even in schools, because only I know where the ball is going and how hard, when I hit the ball, something my runner will never know about.

I have to learn from Sehwag how to play in the nervous 90's

I believe every era has its significance and the same holds true for players and coaches.

Chase your dreams .... but make sure you don't find shortcuts.

I feel when somebody has been playing cricket for a long time, he creates a separate identity for himself.

If you don't execute on your plans, then you don't reach anywhere.

It is important to understand that if you do fall, it's important for you to get right back up again.

I am not thinking too far ahead, just want to take it one thing at a time.

Keep those that influence you for the better close and never give them a reason to keep you far away.

You have a right to enjoy life, but only on your own time.

I leave off mid-sentence, and then can finish it the next day with less anxiety expended than for a new thought.

Whenever you discuss politics, it is always better to use individual names rather then the term neocon.

We have no mom-and-pop oil rigs in Norway.

Advocating through art is known as propaganda. You should look up the name Goebbels.

Depression is something that has always figured in my life but now I'm dealing with it. I wish I'd done this years ago because it's been really helpful.

A good landscape painting is not just a demonstration of competent application of paint. It must offer a feeling of homage to the subject.

The cool part about New York is that you can do that. You can talk to all the people you admire.

You are the creator of your own destiny