Do Tasmanian devils really exist?

Very often out of adversity that's when the best work comes.

Do Tasmanian devils really exist?

As a songwriter, if you can touch people and make them feel a little less alone in the world, then you've done your job.

I don't get mad too much.

I make a living doing what I love doing, and it's what brings me joy.

I think if you're a good songwriter, that's what you are first - not a star or celebrity.

We always thought we had to follow a certain theme but I don't agree with that anymore. I think the fans deserve a wider variety of music.

Music is one of those things that make us feel a little less alone in the world.

I believe a lot of disease comes from anxiety, loneliness.

I didn't really care about sales figures. I just wanted to get things off my chest.

Australia and Canada were settled by adventurers, they had to break new ground. I think that is indelibly etched on our cultural spirit.

I even got letters form kids in hospitals saying the music is what keeps them going, and that really touched my heart.

Tragedy in life normally comes with betrayal and compromise, and trading on your integrity and not having dignity in life. That's really where failure comes.

I've made the commitment to Canadians that I'm going to stay myself, and I'm going stay open about it, and I'm going to make sure that the thoughtfulness with which I approach issues continues to shine through.

My time at Pop has been a transformative experience that I am extremely proud of. It has afforded me the chance to collaborate with some of the greatest creative minds in the world, and I'm thankful to Ashley Heath and Bauer Media for the opportunity.

I could never write about strange kingdoms. I could never do 'Harry Potter' or anything like that. Even when I did science-fiction, I didn't write about foreign planets and distant futures. I certainly never did fantasies about trolls living under bridges.

The processes of teaching the child that everything cannot be as he wills it are apt to be painful both to him and to his teacher.

The dynamic between two individuals starts off with everything warm and nice and fabulous and good. Working and living together can serve you quite well, but when it starts to go wrong - oh, boy!

Leadership is something I was born with.

A disagreement or incident involving someone who's not that important to you, like a guy who cut you off in traffic or a rude cashier, is something that should roll off your shoulders. Save the effort for resolving conflicts with the people you cherish.

I'm really not into that super-crazy-colour, smiley-faces-on-the-front-of-your-dress look. That's not my thing. You're not going to see me in pink. Or anything frilly. Or a tutu. Or bows.

I chose to have a career, and I enjoyed it while I had it.

Great is the man who can overcome the world, but greater still is the man who can overcome himself, for he will have the world spinning on the palm of his hand.

It is neither right nor safe to go against my conscience.

There are not many times when I get nervous, but I do a little bit with penalties.

The mob will now and then see things in a right light.

I am worried about the potential effect of casinos on communities.

I'm fine, except, you know, I broke my pelvis. And that's not much fun.

I don't want anyone to get seriously hurt. But I do watch awards shows to critique the clothes while I sit around eating chips in my sweat pants and in hopes of seeing some hilarious accidental nudity.

We often learn too late that we spent too much time worrying about the things that mattered least.

I certainly relate to Ygritte in the fact that she is so strong and also ruthless as well and I feel that especially within 'Game of Thrones,' I think that as a show, it is one of the frontrunners for showing dominant female characters and making sure that men answer to women rather than the other way around.

The boomers' biggest impact will be on eliminating the term 'retirement' and inventing a new stage of life... the new career arc.

Don't rush your legs to feed your greed. They will rush to judge you as the greedy one.

It also is true that some ideas naturally work themselves out over a longer period of time than a single human life can encompass.

I accept there are people out there who don't like me. I don't like them.

The Yanukovych regime is a mafia, which regularly threatens, imprisons, murders, or disappears political opponents as well as those whose possessions it covets.

I just love Chinese food. My favourite dish is number 27.