"South Africa is the most beautiful place on earth. Admittedly, I am biased but when you combine the natural beauty... and the fact that the region is a haven for Africa's most splendid wildlife... Then I think that we have been blessed with a truly wonderful land."

“Turn things you've always wanted to do, into things you've done”

“My mom came from such humble beginnings and especially my dad as well. He didn't go to university.”

“The concept is basically; that the pieces we know and love are made up of scales, arpeggios, and the like.”

“We must distinguish judging from guessing.”

“A well-made salad must have a certain uniformity; it should make perfect sense for those ingredients to share a bowl.”

Source : "Yotam Ottolenghi's end-of-winter salad recipes" by Yotam Ottolenghi, www.theguardian.com. March 9, 2012.

“I followed all life's pleasures wherever they would lead, but someone I can treasure is all I really need.”

Source : Song: One Good Love, Album: Tennessee Moon, 1996

“We must never confuse elegance with snobbery.”

Source : Yves Saint Laurent (1983). “Catalog of the Exhibition Held at the Costume”, p.21, Metropolitan Museum of Art

“The Chinese foreign ministry has said more than once that I am a free person. Did I do anything wrong by leaving my home?”

Source : "Chen Guangcheng says he fears reprisals against his family" by Tania Branigan, www.theguardian.com. May 24, 2012.