As far as the physical miseries go, I am sure I will cope. I lived at Eton in the 1950s and I know all about life in uncomfortable quarters.

If you find an Australian indoors, it's a fair bet that he will have a glass in his hand.

Breaking a glass in the northwest is rather like belching in Arabia, for it appears to be done as a mark of appreciation or elation.

Pride is the deadliest of sins, but I was bursting with pride.

If you asked her (Margaret Thatcher) about Sinai, she would probably think it was the plural for sinus.

I personally believe a crucial ingredient in rehabilitation is to admit that you completely screwed up.

When we fail we are merely joining the great parade of humanity that has walked ahead of us and will follow after us.

I like unformed characters. This may be because, no matter how old I get, I am still unformed myself.

[Winston Churchill] never spares himself in conversation. He gives himself so generously that hardly anyone else is permitted to give anything in his presence.

There are no mistakes, only lessons.

Endings are elusive, middles are nowhere to be found, but worst of all is to begin, to begin, to begin.

Life is a farce, and should not end with a mourning scene.

Sometimes, you can not click with somebody, and it can feel awkward.

My philosophy on running is, I don't dwell on it, I do it.

People with heavy physical vibrations rule the world.

They kissed for the sort of endless moment that only exists between lovers whose lips are still new territory to one another.