“For me, traveling and living are the same. How you travel is a symbol of your life.”

If you’re trying to lose weight, you just have to eat less. I mean that.

The older I get, the more impressed I am with women. I have yet to meet a woman who is not strong. They don’t exist.

When a woman becomes her individual most effective close friend existence is simpler.

Generosity is the best investment.

The real story is that I am very free, that I’ve managed to be who I wanted to be without compromising.

I adore dark chocolate.

I travel in so many different ways; I travel high, I rough it, it all depends on who I travel with.

So as a founder, you have an authenticity and a human factor that is really special and that gives an enormous amount of energy and fuel. But as a founder, you’re also not as cold, maybe, or as pragmatic.

If you are trying to slip out without waking a sleeping man, zips are a nightmare. Haven’t you ever tried to creep out of the room unnoticed the following morning? I’ve done that many times.

I get ideas about what’s essential when packing my suitcase.

Personal style is accepting who you are.

In all circumstances, I always look for the light and build around it, with little memory of pain.

Harbour Island in the Bahamas is beautiful, with turquoise water and pink sand.

My face carries all of my memories. Why would I erase them?

You only regret what you don’t do! Go for it, live your dreams and enjoy it all!

I must have books everywhere. They’re the soul of a room-they reveal the taste, the interests, and the secrets of whoever lives there.

I slept and dreamt that life was joy. I awoke and saw that life was service. I acted and behold, service was joy.

How huge it is, how empty, this great space for which I have been longing all my life. Still no letters.

Be glad you’re even alive. Be furious you’re going to die.

I’ve only had four ideas for a novel in my life, and I’ve written all of them.

Great calm, generous detachment, selfless love, disinterested effort: these are what make for success in life. If you can find peace in yourself and can spread comfort around you, you will be happier than an empress.

Let your life lightly dance on the edges of time like dew on the tip of a leaf.

Life is more than fittin’ in your jeans. It’s love and understanding, positivity.

Never try to impress a woman, because if you do she’ll expect you to keep up the standard for the rest of your life.