Golf is the only game in which a precise knowledge of the rules can earn one a reputation for bad sportsmanship.

My back swing off the first tee had put him in mond of an eldery woman of dubious morals trying to struggle out of a dress too tight around the shoulders.

Guilt, remorse. It's what separates us from the animals.

Lots of people will protest that it's quite unreal and that I'm out of my mind, but that's just too bad

The present system of protecting NHS patients was a bit of a shambles.

This has ever been the fate of energy in security; it takes to art and to eroticism, and then comes languor and decay.

Not all civil servants admire strong political leadership. But if you want to change things for the better you need strong political leadership.

Losing as much money as I can get hold of is an instant solution to my economic problems.

Because I am a storyteller I live by words. Perhaps music is a purer art form. It may be that when we communicate with life on another planet, it will be through music, not through language or words.

the first time you are reconciled to the terrible unfairness of disappointment, you are getting old.

Children make you want to start life over.

It is impossible for African-Americans not to feel like their government is particularly targeting them.