"I work for enjoyment and satisfaction - not just to earn a living."

“My parents would always trace the sign of the cross on our foreheads before they kissed us goodnight.”

Source : "My only ambition is to lead a good life. Full stop" by Cole Moreton, www.theguardian.com. May 22, 2009.

“Not everything will go as you expect in your life. This is why you need to drop expectations, and go with the flow of life.”

“THIS ACTION THAT I FORESEE has nothing to do with melodrama It is that life as lived by me now is a series of exceptions I was (am?) not unique but special. This is why I was an artist”

“Without a huge shock, the sleepy-head, ignorant Japanese will never wake up.”

Source : "Words to Live By: Hiroo Onoda". Judit Kawaguchi, The Japan Times, January 16, 2007.

“I think I've definitely had my rock bottom and I think that was probably right before I went into treatment where I said, 'I definitely need help.'”

“Character doesn't matter.”

“My biggest musical influences are probably my parents.”

“What would you love to achieve and accomplish? What would you feel great about doing in your life? What meaningful goals would you wish to reach? Imagine achieving and accomplishing everything that you would wish [dream] for. Picture yourself reaching your highest aspirations and your most meaningful goals. Visualize yourself speaking and acting the way you would wish with the highest and best character traits.”