It's always nice to be praised, and insofar as a prize is a form of praise, you're glad when you get it.Howard Jacobson
A bland smile is like a green light at an intersection, it feels good when you get one, but you forget it the moment you're past it.Douglas Coupland
I've never had very high regard for therapists. I owe my health, my mental survival, to my friends and loved ones.Salman Rushdie
If we have been pleased with life, we should not be displeased with death, since it comes from the hand of the same master.Michelangelo
We really ought to give ourselves a collective pat on the back for doing as well as we have in a universe of constant media change and mutation.Douglas Coupland
I worship teachers. They can't be paid enough. It depresses me that society sees them as somehow expendable.Douglas Coupland
Anyone who's looked into a newborn's innocent eyes should realize how incredible it is to be blessed with a new life.John F. Kennedy
I read everything, but generally more fact than fiction - especially autobiographies and biographies. I've read 'Long Walk to Freedom' by Nelson Mandela at least twice on holiday. Every time, I'm totally awed by his vision, strength and forgiveness. I feel honoured to have got to know him and his wonderful wife Graca over the years.Richard Branson