As an atheist, I truly believe Africa needs God

Removing Christian evangelism from the African equation may leave the continent at the mercy of a malign fusion of Nike, the witch doctor, the mobile phone and the machete.

Bring on the fruitcakes, we want a fruitcake for an unlovable seat.

Nothing corrupts a politician quite as much as friendship. Good politicians don't bribe; they make us like them.

Being an MP feeds your vanity and starves your self- respect.

All three of our major religions in Britain ~ Christianity, Islam and Judaism - have a hateful idea at the very core. That idea is Exclusion: the "othering," if you like, of the unredeemed.

I think it impossible, utterly impossible, for any Englishman to live here [in America], and be happy.

I was a film student. I became an actor but I thought I'd be pursuing filmmaking originally.

God is alone,-but the devil, he is far from being alone; he sees a great deal of company; he is legion.

The fact that I have been successful merely means that I can write and illustrate in my own way.

Ah, well, people can be stupid abou' their pets," said Hagrid wisely.

You can fight a porcupine and win, but if other folks get a look at you they may think it's a bad idea to mess with porcupines.

People can get involved in wonderfully creative ways that have nothing to do with you, but spark off things you begin with.

The sun shines and warms and lights us and we have no curiosity to know why this is so; but we ask the reason of all evil, of pain, and hunger, and mosquitoes and silly people.

People are persuaded by reason, but moved by emotion; [the leader] must both persuade them and move them.

The only difference about us in here and you guys out there is we're braver for about 15 minutes longer. That's it.