A disease of the mind, [whose] germ is the idea that one may learn that which is valuable, or in any way acquire virtue, by the process of being shown things.

The Monarchy...is the secret well from which the flourishing institution of British Snobbery draws its nourishment

I boast of being the only man in London who has been bombed off a lavatory seat while reading Jane Austen. She went into the bath; I went through the door.

Pursuit of passion,

When we overemphasise miracles we underplay values.

The government will see that human spaceflight is useful - for science and the economy - and inspirational.

I'm the first to admit that I like going to, or my memories at least of going to Clint Eastwood movies or Charles Bronson or James Bond.

Berkeley retains the merit of having shown that the existence of matter is capable of being denied without absurdity.

The man who will neither play nor do business unless everything is just to his liking and notions, retards rather than contributes to progress.

I don't get sent anything strange like underwear. I get sent cookies.

To comprehend a man's life, it is necessary to know not merely what he does but also what he purposely leaves undone.

The sage is sharp but does not cut, pointed but does not pierce, forthright but does not offend, bright but does not dazzle.

The sinful emotions are stirred most deeply by self-love.