P. J. Bailey Quotes

Fate carries its own clock.

When you're young, the silliest notions seem the greatest achievements.

I tell stories to music and, thank God, in tune.

Music lives within thy lips Like a nightingale in roses.

All things that speak of heaven speak of peace.

Leave the poor Some time for self-improvement. Let them not Be forced to grind the bones out of their arms For bread, but have some space to think and feel Like moral and immortal creatures.

The man who suspects his own tediousness is yet to be born.

No bird has ever uttered note That was not in some first bird's throat; Since Eden's freshness and man's fall No rose has been original.

October turned my maple's leaves to gold; The most are gone now; here and there one lingers: Soon these will slip from the twigs' weak hold, Like coins between a dying miser's fingers.

There are good one-day players, there are good Test players and vice versa

I'm quite lucky, because I've got a small, decorative concrete pig.

I'm a vegetarian, I'm not strict. I eat fish. And duck, but they're nearly fish aren't they.

I am Zebedee, lord of the woods! Bow down snail, I have dominion!

I didn't know I was going to live for 50 years. It has come as a shock.

London changes because of money. It's real estate. If they can build some offices or expensive apartments they will, it's money that changes everything in a city.

I don't think global warming is to do with us, I think it's a natural circle. I don't think a few Ferraris make that much difference.

Im Jamaican, man. Im Jamaican first. You gotta understand thats where Im from. Thats home. That you can never take away from me. Im a Jamaican-born Canadian sprinter.

I'll have to say winning the Olympic gold in Atlanta is a crowning achievement, along with the gold in the relay in the same games.

When you see a lawyer trying to pick a smart jury, you know he's got a strong case.

The origin of civilization is man's determination to do nothing for himself which he can get done for him.

Of all the great heavyweights of modern times, Joe Frazier was the unluckiest. He had to share an era with both Ali and Foreman.

I have always been able to rise above the expectations.

One's happiness depends less on what he knows than on what he feels.

The worst way to improve the world is to condemn it.

Let us think less of men and more of God.

The wind breathes not, and the wave Walks softly as above a grave.

A glance, a word -- and joy or pain befalls.... How slight the links are in the chain that binds us to our destiny!

It were better to be a soldier's widow than a coward's wife.

The ring of a false coin is not more recognizable than that of a rhyme setting forth a false sorrow.

I hate being so nostalgic about the Sixties.

The possession of gold has ruined fewer men than the lack of it.

The trouble with people like Tony Blair is they get confused, they think intelligence is education when they're two different things.

If you're curious, London's an amazing place.

I am proud of the President's leadership. I am proud to support him in saying: Yes, we are going to do what is necessary now when it is less painful and less expensive.

I left school on my 15th birthday.

Everybody has their own approach. I don't adhere to any one philosophy. I learn a lot from life and people - watching and other people watching.

I was a psychology major. I think that definitely helps in general life; I enjoy trying to figure out why people are the way they are.

I am pretty diligent with my fitness routine. I am not like a crazy workout-holic, but I stay active.

I just really enjoy the ritual of going to work and playing, which is essentially what we do. We play pretend. Acting is a kids' game.

It was a great time to grow up in Chicago. It was the mid-80s, and we had the 85 Bears and the Michael Jordan era.

George Clooney had the web of celebrity from television and doing 'ER,' and he's able to parlay that into films. God willing, I'll be up there in a few years.

A feminist jumps out of a manhole - oh, and she didn't like that.

I suppose you could be a member of a terrorist organization in a non-violent way, in the laundry or the catering department.

The BBC did a survey of the top 50 things to do before we die. Not while we're still alive, before we die.

Nostalgia: How long's that been around?

Television is where you earn regular money so you can plan a little bit but even then only when you have a regular gig. If you're just doing the odd appearance, you don't know if it will carry on.

"God save our gracious Queen": Why would we invoke a non-specific deity to bail out these unelected spongers?

I once punched a bloke in the face for saying 'Hawk the Slayer' was rubbish, when what I should have said 'Dad, you're wrong.'

Welcome to the O2. A unique building in Dublin, in that it is actually finished.

I am a confectionery-based existentialist.