"If people don't actively knock the scenery over and they get the words out in something approximating the right order, you're moving on."

“There's one golden rule to keep before you: laugh about everything and don't bother yourself about the others!”

Source : Anne Frank, Rijksinstituut voor Oorlogsdocumentatie (Netherlands) (1989). “The diary of Anne Frank: the critical edition”, Viking Pr

“When I play with the full band, you get to be larger than life, you feel larger than life, and that particular moment in the song where there's passion, you've got nine guys behind you, all driving that sound and that feeling with you. That's like surfing a huge wave, because once you start you really can't stop it, you got it going down a huge mountain...”

“There is a sign in the heavens Another light in the darkness A better time is beginning There is a fire star coming I see the mark of the ice bear In the tears of the dragon And you'd better start wishing There is a fire star coming Stay with me, my love...... ....Until the stars have blinked their last Wherever on this earth you walk He will arouse, excite, inspire, My Valentine, my one dark fire.”

“I've been working on my finishing for quite some time. It's just a question of paying attention to the minor details.”

“Pitchers are going to break. You can limit their pitches and limit their innings, and they're still going to blow out. Pitching is hard on the arm.”

“If they don't think, people act senselessly.”

“I was the chief executive once, I've been there. My recommendation to anybody is don't go backwards.”

Source : "Sir Stuart Rose: 'They say we can't afford to retire, and I don't want to'". Interview with Juliette Garside, www.theguardian.com. April 25, 2012.

“When you realize you've made a mistake, take immediate steps to correct it.”