3. Happiness vs Resentment I am optimistic and I can be genuinely happy for others.

In life, our mindset determines which road we travel on. One road is paved in scarcity and the other road is filled with abundance at every turn. In any moment, we can choose to change which road we want to travel on.

The secret to having it all is believing you already do

1. Thinking Big vs Thinking Small Thinking Big opens horizons, lifts limitations in my mind and enables me to achieve higher goals.

2. Plenty vs Lack I can afford what I want in life, there is plenty of everything in the world from resources, love, relationships, wealth and opportunities.

You never get beyond scarcity, you have to start beyond it.

4. Embracing Change vs Fear Of Change Change is an natural part of life and can create beautiful outcomes, but sometimes the transitions can be painful. Search for the good.

5. Proactive vs Reactive I actively create my future based on my values, priorities and goals.

6. Learning vs Knowing It All My natural curiosity and my thirst for knowledge help me to constantly develop and improve my skills.

7. What Is Working vs What Is Not Working I am focusing on "What is working", I am open minded and like to explore and try new opportunities.

To research my book 'Me the People' - in which I have rewritten the entire Constitution of the United States - I flew to Greece, the birthplace of democracy. I bused to Philly, the home of independence. I even, if you can believe it, read the Constitution of the United States.

I've always loved spy stories. Who can resist?

I guess because I had such a horrible life growing up, going from place to place not knowing what I was gonna do and ending up being homeless, there was a lot of pain and a lot of anger that was coming out through my guitar playing.

I've taken a milk-art class; I can put a heart on top of the cappuccino. I'm very proud of that.

Sometimes I work purely 8-12 shifts, banging stuff into the computer. Other times, my office is like a scene from a detective movie, with Post-it Notes, plans, photographs all stuck on the walls and arrows going everywhere, and it's 4 A.M.

Frasier will always hold a special place in my heart. He's a great character I Ioved playing, and he's still a wonderful part of my life. But he was a lot of work!

It's obviously tricky to convert cellulose to a useful biofuel. I think actually the most efficient way to use cellulose is to burn it in a co-generation power plant. That will yield the most energy and that is something you can do today.

I really hope people go out and support the indie filmmakers, because it's a dying breed and there's a lot of cool voices out there that need to be heard.

I have a couple of gold teeth. I had braces for a year but I didn't wear the retainer.

There is the great creative part of it. The writing is the best part.

The statistics might have a Eurosceptic cast, but they are not exactly a fun read. Few of us want to wade through ONS graphs or European Commission tables.

Rest and be kind, you don’t have to prove anything.

My parents are left-wing, and I would describe myself as that. But also, you know what? I wouldn't describe myself as that. Because I don't have to. Because I'm not a political party. Most people are a little bit of each, and we change our mind on various issues.

If I get hit by a bus tomorrow, my patients will not even be postponed. Another surgeon would step in and take over. The reason to do research and writing is that it at least makes me feel not entirely replaceable. If I didn't write, I don't know if I would do surgery.

Hope springs eternal

After 9/11, many of the most important news outlets in America abdicated their role as a check to power - the journalistic responsibility to challenge the excesses of government - for fear of being seen as unpatriotic and punished in the market during a period of heightened nationalism.

I just got into Mike Tyson. My security people kept saying, 'Haven't you seen him yet?' Well, I finally did, and he's got a real knockout punch.

I am a very active audience member. I want to be moved. I want to be confronted. I want to feel.

A frenzied passion for art is a canker that devours everything else.

I was quite lucky: although my dad worked a lot, whenever he was free, he would play sports with me and my brother, and I can't wait to do that with my child.

Any manipulation of the Scriptures to make them speak peace to the natural man is evil and can only lead to ruin.

You'll find that life is still worthwhile, if you just smile.

There are just so many stories that are buried on family trees.

I don't micromanage, but I do care deeply about every product we make. Every one goes through me, and I try most of our products before they go to market, including our John Paul Pet flea and tick shampoo. If I don't like it, it's not coming out.