“Ask yourself: Have you been kind today? Make kindness your daily modus operandi and change your world.”

“Making a Christmas album is looked upon by some people as the thing you do when you are heading towards retirement.”

“Dying is easy, it's living that scares me to death.”

“Anita Roddick was amazing. Her presence in a room was full of light, and everything she worked to achieve still resonates now.”

“Fear paralyses you - fear of flying, fear of the future, fear of leaving a rubbish marriage, fear of public speaking, or whatever it is.”

“When I look at the majority of my own songs they really came from my own sense of personal confusion or need to express some pain or beauty - they were coming from a universal and personal place.”

“Its hard to stay up. Its been a long long dayAnd you've got the sandman at your door. But hang on, leave the TV on and lets do it anyway.Its ok. You can always sleep through work tomorrow. Ok?Hey, ...”

“The waters of the stream played the part of the orchestra, and the sunlight provided the dancers. Every now and then a crescendo of wind highlighted the symphony in the clearing by the creek.”

“Dont get stressed over the little things and make sure you live life to the fullest.”