"The challenge is to develop visions, strategies, design and innovation, not just for surviving but for thriving in this new globalising society."

“Your lot in life? A lot is something you draw, like straws. It's chance. You didn't get this life by chance. You chose it on purpose. If you're dissatisfied from it, you can change it.”

Source : Jennifer Echols (2009). “Going Too Far”, p.113, Simon and Schuster

“If you're going to teach a child, teach him properly.”

“Life is movement. Once you stop moving, you're dead. Choose life.”

“What I love about the game is that the game doesn't know who is supposed to win.”

“That's what I like about acting. When you're preparing for a role, you do your research, and the bonus is you get to learn these skills. Now, it's on to whatever the next thing is I have to learn.”

“Gaze into the fire, into the clouds, and as soon as the inner voices begin to speak... surrender to them. Don't ask first whether it's permitted, or would please your teachers or father or some god. You will ruin yourself if you do that.”

“My music - that's the one area I won't let myself be pushed around. But in other parts of my life, I'm a confused mess.”

“Journalism without a moral position is impossible. Every journalist is a moralist. It's absolutely unavoidable.”