"There is but One God. His name is Truth; He is the Creator. He fears none; he is without hate. He never dies; He is beyond the cycle of births and death. He is self-illuminated. He is realized by the kindness of the True Guru. He was True in the beginning; He was True when the ages commenced and has ever been True. He is also True now."

"Burn worldly love, rub the ashes and make ink of it, make the heart the pen, the intellect the writer, write that which has no end or limit."

"He who has no faith in himself can never have faith in God."

"Speak only that which will bring you honor."

"If there is one God, then there is only His way to attain Him, not another. One must follow that way and reject the other. Worship not him who is born only to die, but Him who is eternal and is contained in the whole universe."

"There is no human problem which could not be solved if people would simply do as I advise."

“It is harder to live bravely than to die bravely. We will do the harder of the two.”

“One who has no dreams, has no future.”

"War is never fatal but always lost. Always lost."

"It is very easy to love alone."

"Writing and reading is to me synonymous with existing."

"I am very proud of my three years there, of having decided to go to Manchester first - at 17, it was the perfect time for me to leave home because it helped make me as a person."

"I always think that the best players can fit in any team, no matter the style of the team."

"When you're playing for a great team like Madrid, with a lot of pressure because you have to win every game, it's a difficult life."

"Real Madrid are such an immense team - a big, big club."

"I've done most of my career with Barca, with the exception of the period I played for Manchester United."

"Shakira has a very great career, knows a lot, and has taught me a lot. She came into my life to transform it, and that makes me very happy."

"I don't want to be in the public eye so much that you reach the point where everyone has an opinion about you."

"My style suits Barcelona's style of play."

"It's essential to have equilibrium in your life."

"I remember, when I arrived in England, a lot of people said that my style of play was not for England."

"It's a responsibility when you have won as much as I have done, as much as the teams I have played for have done: then the fans are waiting for more."

"Not everything, always, is about your performance. It's about the team performance. When the team is not playing well, then normally, you will not play well. It's all about the team."

"I am trying to live as natural as I can with my son."