"In the arithmetic of human affection, the more you give, the more you retain. For where clarity resides, peace inevitably follows — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"The paradox of freedom is that shadows are only cast by the presence of light."

"Every second given to regret is a precious second stolen from creation. Reflect upon this whenever doubt clouds your horizon — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"I lived with a coffee farmer called Dukale on a trip I made with World Vision to Ethiopia, and realised there's no good reason for the disparity in opportunity around the world."

"A dream is your creative vision for your life in the future. You must break out of your current comfort zone and become comfortable with the unfamiliar and the unknown."

"I am enough of an artist to draw freely upon my imagination."

"Imagination rules the world."

"Skill without imagination is craftsmanship and gives us many useful objects such as wickerwork picnic baskets. Imagination without skill gives us modern art."