A prophet or an achiever must never mind an occasional absurdity, it is an occupational risk.

Together in Britain we have lit a flame that the ages shall not extinguish. Guard that sacred flame my brother Blackshirts until it illuminates Britain and lights again the Paths of Mankind.

There are periods in history when change is necessary, and other periods when it is better to keep everything for the time as it is. The art of life is to be in the rhythm of your age.

Ideas in a void have never appealed to me; action must follow thought or political life is meaningless.

I am not, and never have been, a man of the right. My position was on the left and is now in the centre of politics.

the old axiom that 'all power corrupts' has doubtful validity, because it derives from our neglect of Plato's advice to find men carefully and train them by methods which make them fit for heroes.

Can't' will be the epitaph of the British Empire - unless we wake up in time.

Great men of action... never mind on occasion being ridiculous; in a sense it is part of their job, and at times they all are.

We have lost the good old British spirit. Instead we have American journalism and black-shirted buffoons making a cheap imitation of ice-cream sellers.

If we are to know ourselves, philosophy needs to maintain an ongoing dialogue with the sciences of mind.

When I decided to be a singer, my mother warned me I'd be alone a lot. Basically we all are. Loneliness comes with life.

I never stepped foot into a Brooks Brothers before Mad Men.

Between friends, frequent reproofs make the friendship distant.

Inauguration Security was tighter than Kirstie Alley in a pair of spandex pants.

No matter what it is you are cooking, buy the best ingredients you can afford. I don't care if it's a simple salad or Beef Wellington. A quality product stands alone and won't need any dressing up.

God's time never stops.

In its wild state, the truth is fluid, slippery, vagrant, scrambled, promiscuous, kaleidoscopic, and beautiful.

Whether I'm in London, Sydney or Hong Kong, it makes no difference. There is always someone who knows me. I must be one of the most unloneliest people in the world!

Despite the demands of this job, one of the things my wife and I try to do is to spend time together alone. And one of the things we really enjoy doing together is seeing a good movie.