With Sachin Tendulkar and Brian Lara, it was better to be friends and make them smile rather than wind them up.

With just about every player in Australia, his whole goal and ambition is to play for Australia. That's why they're playing first class cricket. It's just a different attitude.

Sachin Tendulkar is in my time the best player without doubt - daylight second, Brian Lara third.

Part of the art of bowling spin is to make the batsman think something special is happening when it isn't.

When I turned 36 I realised - the likelihood is that in four years time I'll be 40.

Never give up; just absolutely never give up.

To me, cricket is a simple game. Keep it simple and just go out and play.

Find a way to get back in to the game, find a way to build a partnership, find a way to catch a ball, find a way to stop it.

Being in love with somebody is a wonderful feeling.

I still eat pizzas, I still like pies, I still have spaghetti hoops for breakfast... but it's in moderation now.

I can 100 percent tell you that I have not gone under the surgeon's knife or had a facelift.

dear today, i spend all of you pretending i'm okay when i'm not, pretending i'm happy when i'm not, pretending about everything to everyone.

Positive thinking is the best gift that you can give to your mind, and the best part of it all, is that it is absolutely free.

Art consists of limitation. The most beautiful part of every picture is the frame.

The enemy is at the gate. It is a question of life and death.

Each community has a curious and distorted image of itself which is always flattering.

There's a pardon for every sinner on the topside of the earth, but you have to call for it by faith before it becomes yours. In other words, you have to trust Christ as your Savior.

I'd be a dog, a monkey, or a bear, or anything but that vain animal who is so proud of being rational.

It's okay to be crazy, but don't be insane.

Have you ever wanted to put on a Santa suit?" "I have always wanted to do that," said Carter gravely.

Twilight is about getting older and relationships - not about a murder mystery. It's about love when you reach a certain age; nothing is in primary colors.