“To Western parents that want to adopt a child, I would say to people t...” — Lemn Sissay Quote

“To Western parents that want to adopt a child, I would say to people that money is not everything, wealth does not matter.”

“A blog is neither a diary nor a journal. Many people think of blogging in relation to those two things, confessional or practical. It is neither but includes elements of both.”

“I have spent most of my adult life proving that I existed. A blog is an accessible way of doing this - there is a date and place in cyberspace that I existed a year ago, to the day, and the proof is still there.”

“A fundamental principle that I learned in my career, and a principle that my consulting company McChrystal Group helps American civilian companies to adopt, is that winning units and organizations ensure that the time they actually spend - daily, weekly, and yearly - must hew closely to their priorities.”

“They say, 'Nothing can be done here!' I reply, 'I know no such word in the vocabulary I adopt!'”

“I would love to get married, have a baby and adopt one.”