"Deception and privileged secrets are common facets of politics."

"A place without meaning is no place to be."

"Asleep you can experience many hours whilst only a few waking moments have passed. This is why dreams are an ideal platform for training."

"Contentment comes from wanting what we need, not needing what we want."

"Be the great person you were always meant to be."

"Racism is a common delusion, a mental illness that can be cured with truthful education."

"To try is to invite uncertainty. Where confidence goes, success usually follows."

"Verily, a man without fear is either dead or happy to die."

"Not all people are 'people', some are more and some are less. But only those who listen intently with their hearts will recognise them for what they are."

"It is always worth asking, "Who speaks through us?"

"I've decided I don't like books that end with 'The End'. The fact that there are no more pages, suggests to me that the book has ended."

"It is unfortunate that for some, kindness is an unwarranted expenditure, compassion an avoidable weakness, and love an unnecessary gamble."

"Verily, there is no dishonor in death at the hands of a far superior enemy."

"Envy yearns to find flaws."

"Burying your head in the sand does not make you invisible it only leads to suffocation."

"There are those who will resent you for not being confined by their limitations."

"Imagine how many suicide victims would still be with us, if only the right person said the right thing at the right time."

"Creative people depend on the generosity and graces of strangers."

"My mother, my psychiatrist and an assortment of sedatives eventually convinced me I was delusional."

"Music is nectar for the soul."