"If you're going to make great art, you have to make it at a huge cost - you have to be prepared to sacrifice what other people think of you, other people's opinions, and you have to make personal sacrifices."

“When I was a teenager, my father went bust. He could have declared himself bankrupt, but he was an honourable man and he insisted on paying back all his debts. That almost ruined the family. I was aware that my mother and father couldn't control things anymore. I guess I was afraid that we would end up on the street.”

“My parents were always clear with my brothers and I when we were growing up that you have to have the courage of your convictions and that when you commit to something you must fully commit,”

Source : "David Pocock warned by ARU over arrest in coal mine protest". www.theguardian.com. December 1, 2014.

“An extraordinary diva would never sit by herself.”

“Among the writers of all ages, some deserve fame, and have it; others neither have nor deserve it; some have it, not deserving it; others, though deserving it, yet totally miss it, or have it not equal to their deserts.”

“I'm looking for players who make their teammates better. You do that with enthusiasm and passion.”

“Yes, in socialism the rich will be poorer - but the poor will also be poorer. People will lose interest in really working hard and creating jobs.”

Source : "Obama vs. Romney: 5 hidden factors" by Glenn Thrush, www.politico.com. October 29, 2010.

“We decline the claim to power by parties which want to own their followers body and soul, and which want to put themselves over and above the whole nation.”

Source : "Nazi Conspiracy and Aggression". Office of the United States Chief of Counsel For Prosecution of Axis Criminality publication, Volume 6, p. 3,

“Avarice increases with the increasing pile of gold.”