"False hope is better than no hope at all."

“Because I was a shy and awkward child, I used humour to deflect attention. It was a controlling mechanism. Because I could use it to control my image.”

Source : "What I'm not is a cheery person". Interview with Simon Hattenstone, www.theguardian.com. April 5, 2008.

“I'm cycling to take cancer message worldwide.”

“I looked around the iTunes store and came across Dr. Moku's Hiragana Mnemonics. Thirty minutes later I had memorized all 46 hiragana. Now my 9-year-old is learning them, and having a lot of fun.”

“I believe that my clothes can give people a better image of themselves - that it can increase their feelings of confidence and happiness.”

“I never had an occasion to question color, therefore, I only saw myself as what I was... a human being.”

“I imagine myself as the broadcaster for a Cubs-White Sox World Series, a Series that would last seven games, with the final game going extra innings before being suspended because of darkness at Wrigley Field.”

“Being listed by Facebook was like being recognized by a global economic superpower. It has enormous impact.”

“The whole industry evolves around a great song”