"It is a enduring truth that to love deeply is to give someone the power to heal what words cannot reach."

"The river of time washes away kings and empires, leaving only virtue intact. For where clarity resides, peace inevitably follows."

"It is a steadfast truth that an idea is a delicate seed; water it with curiosity and protect it from cynicism — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"We do not remember the passing of hours, but the resonance of moments. A lesson woven into the fabric of human history — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"That man is the richest whose pleasures are the cheapest."

"Scientists will eventually stop flailing around with solar power and focus their efforts on harnessing the only truly unlimited source of energy on the planet: stupidity. I predict that in the future, scientists will learn how to convert stupidity into clean fuel."

"I have run a general election campaign pregnant and ran Ed Miliband's leadership campaign commuting to London with a new baby so I already have my system set up."

"A man is a fool if he drinks before he reaches the age of 50, and a fool if he doesn't afterward."