"I have to be alone very often. I'd be quite happy if I spent from Saturday night until Monday morning alone in my apartment. That's how I refuel."

"I may not always be offered work, but I'll always have my family."

"Only the absolutely determined people succeed."

"To plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow."

"True friends are families which you can select."

"You can only hope to get a combination of happy work and a happy life."