By seeing London, I have seen as much of life as the world can show.

Good actions ennoble us, and we are the sons of our deeds.

Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing.

The universe we observe has precisely the properties we should expect if there is, at bottom, no design, no purpose, no evil and no good, nothing but blind pitiless indifference.

At the heart of all beauty lies something inhuman.

Hope is like the sun, which, as we journey toward it, casts the shadow of our burden behind us.

Time means a lot to me because you see I am also a learner and am often lost in the joy of forever developing.

People think I'm a miserable sod but it's only because I get asked such bloody miserable questions.

Anybody who watches three games of football in a row should be declared brain dead.

Wisely, and slow. They stumble that run fast.

A man can do what he wants, but not want what he wants.

I find it rather easy to portray a businessman. Being bland, rather cruel and incompetent comes naturally to me.

Hollywood brides keep the bouquets and throw away the grooms.

Human decency is not derived from religion. It precedes it.

Before I speak, I have something important to say.

Could be worse . . . I could be Sting.

Tradition becomes our security, and when the mind is secure it is in decay.

If everything isn't black and white, I say, 'Why the hell not?'

There are books of which the backs and covers are by far the best parts.

I must not write a word to you about politics, because you are a woman.

All battles are fought by scared men who'd rather be some place else.