You can't sing with a closed heart. You just can't do it. And if you try, as soon as you start singing, your heart just naturally opens more and more.

Mantras are passwords that transform the mundane into the sacred.

Who ever achieved greatness by playing it safe!

It's great working with my sister, because we are very close as a family - my brother, my sister and myself. We have a great relationship.

I just wait because I think people will find me. And I’m not the kind of person who will knock on somebody’s door. I wait. If they’re good for me, they will come towards me.

What helped me was working with my breathing, specifically, using my breathing to stay sharp and focused under pressure and then cool and calm when the pressure was relieved.

I think that's what the war photography did for me. It showed me the human side of people and how certain circumstances can change people's lives.

I hope that all new filmmakers see that the Internet and social media are helpful tools in establishing a fan base as well as being able to interact with your fans.

In making portraits, I refuse to photograph myself as do so many photographers. My style is the style of the people I photograph.

Use a make-up table with everything close at hand and don't rush; otherwise you'll look like a patchwork quilt.

The difference between management and administration (which is what bureaucrats used to do exclusively) is the difference between choice and rigidity.

Never give in except to convictions of honour and good sense. Never yield to force; never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of the enemy.