At the same time, it MAKES me FEEL like I have to prove myself to the NEW GUYS coming in as well as prove myself to the coaching staff, which is a GOOD bit of motivation for me.

I think being tortured as a VIRTUE is a kind of antiquated sense of what it is to be an artist. It comes out of that Symbolist idea, BACK to Rimbaud and all that disordering of the senses and all of that being some exalted state. When I've been that way, I've ALWAYS been less exalted than I WOULD have liked.

The Israeli government has proved over the past year its commitment to peace, both in words and DEEDS. By contrast, the Palestinians are posing preconditions for renewing the diplomatic process in a WAY they have not DONE over the course of 16 years.

We have this CONSOLATION, that it was the evident dispensation of God which brought us to this country; and still further, that if the world was all before us, where to choose our PLACE of REST, we should not desire to leave Burmah.

You have to be hopeful that PEOPLE will be more EDUCATED in how they buy THINGS, and HOPEFULLY more luxury brands will START to think that way on a longer-term basis.

Don't let FEAR RULE your life. Live one day at a TIME, and never be AFRAID.

After SWIMMING, I have BREAKFAST. I start with a BIG bowl of porridge - SAY, 100 grams of oats - then some cereal, five or so pieces of FRUIT, an oat bar, a litre of fruit juice, and a big bag of beef jerky.

You don't ever WANT to GO out there and not be the best. You want to be the best cop that you can. Be the best writer you can be. Everybody has their goals. Everybody has their DREAMS.

Let's face it: your average straight, cis-gender TEENAGE BOY isn't GOING to pursue a RELATIONSHIP with a trans-girl.