"A theology without spirituality would be a sterile academic exercise."

“Sometimes, in difficult circumstances, one can confuse compassion with love.”

“If somebody tells me I'm famous I say, 'I'm not.' I can't see myself as famous and I don't think I'll ever call myself famous. I definitely don't feel famous.”

Source : "Pop's future" by Paul Flynn, www.theguardian.com. March 19, 2006.

“I think about women and their thoughts and ideas, and I suppose when I'm painting them I'm getting to be them, in a sense. That is why I plainly paint women.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

“There is one word in America that says it all, and that one word is, 'You never know.”

“The only man who makes no mistakes is the man who never does anything. Do not be afraid to make mistakes providing you do not make the same one twice.”

“Why try to be someone you're not? Life is hard enough without adding impersonation to the skills required.”

“I shall not waste my days in trying to prolong them.”

Source : Ian Fleming (2012). “You Only Live Twice: James Bond 007”, p.273, Random House

“Adversity builds muscle. Adversity creates strength. Adversity, it turns out, is preparation for success.”