Feelings are much stronger than thoughts. We are all led by instinct, and our intellect catches up later

You see, idealism detached from action is just a dream. But idealism allied with pragmatism, with rolling up your sleeves and making the world bend a bit, is very exciting. It's very real. It's very strong.

It's so sweet, I feel like my teeth are rotting when I listen to the radio.

When people say, you know, 'Good teacher,' 'Prophet,' 'Really nice guy'... this is not how Jesus thought of Himself. So you're left with a challenge in that, which is either Jesus was who he said he was or a complete and utter nut case. You have to make a choice on that.

When a nation is over-reliant on one or two commodities like oil or precious minerals, corrupt government ministers and their dodgy associates hoard profits and taxes instead of properly allocating them to schools and hospitals.

Overcoming my dad telling me that I could never amount to anything is what has made me the megalomaniac that you see today.

Dream up the kind of world you want to live in. Dream out loud.