"Money won is twice as sweet as money earned."

"You can't be as old as I am without waking up with a surprised look on your face every morning: 'Holy Christ, whaddya know - I'm still around!' It's absolutely amazing that I survived all the booze and smoking and the cars and the career."

"Any serious shift towards more sustainable societies has to include gender equality."

"The trees that are slow to grow bear the best fruit."

"To walk the path of enlightenment means every challenge is an invitation to grow stronger."

"Drilling in the refuge will not solve America's energy problem. The Energy Department's own figures show that drilling would not change gas prices by more than a penny a gallon, and this would be 20 years from now."