Cicero most reminds me of Harold Wilson. Both men knew how to keep the show on the road.

People perish. Books are immortal.

Golf requires only a few simple Rules and Regulations to guide the players in the true nature of its sporting appeal. The spirit of the game is its own referee.

Suicide leaves everyone feeling guilty.

The true currency of life is time, not money, and we've all got a limited stock of that.

But clever people all make one mistake. They all think everyone else is stupid. And everyone isn't stupid. They just take a bit more time, that's all.

You can't make sense of the present unless a part of you lives in the past.

Politics is never a victory, it's just the remorseless grinding forward of events.

Their souls were contagious. ... Bloodsuckers, spiders and vampires: that was what Lenin called them.

If one first gives himself to the Lord, all other giving is easy.

The natural impulse of men is to follow and whoever has the strongest sense of purpose will always dominate.

Sometimes believing is as simple as choosing to do so.

Our language is the reflection of ourselves. A language is an exact reflection of the character and growth of its speakers.

And at the same time, I had my very first concert at the age of 16. I hadn't heard a symphony orchestra before, and I was so deeply impressed I said I have to be a conductor.

No problem, Goth Boy. First one's free.

Just going out on a foray to assemble a collection of street trophies about this or that running social sore can't be effective - and never was.

I don't think I'm the gift of the world - I just do what I do, and I love it and I've been lucky.

God is the greatest giver in the universe, He won’t let you outgive Him.

I'm notorious for giving a bad interview. I'm an actor and I can't help but feel I'm boring when I'm on as myself.

If you go to a college campus and you do stop and frisk, you're going to find a lot of drugs there too.

Raoul: Age and treachery! Neal: Youth and skill!