Good manners are a sign of strength.

Some are born weird, some achieve it, others have weirdness thrust upon them.

A jump jockey has to throw his heart over the fence - and then go over and catch it.

But one discarded dreams and got dressed, and made what one could of the day.

Love's easy to learn. It's like taking a risk. You set your mind on it and refuse to be afraid, and in no time you feel terrifically exhilarated and all your inhibitions fly out of the window.

Crime to many is not crime but simply a way of life. If laws are inconvenient, ignore them, they dont apply to you.

Everyone journeys through character as well as through time. The person one becomes depends on the person one has been.

Logic doesn't stop you feeling. You can behave logically and it can hurt like hell. Or it can comfort you. Or release you. Or all at the same time

THE KNOWN CHILD I wondered to what extent people remained the same as they'd been when very young; if one peeled back the layers of living one would come to the known child.

Look at everything upside down.Take absolutely nothing for granted.

Historically, more people have died of religion than cancer.

That's the mark of true friends. That we might not see each other for a year but when we do it's as if we were never apart.

The is a secret for greater self-control, the science points to one thing: the power of paying attention.

Always give your best and try to figure out how to do an even better job.

Fashion is to please your eye. Shapes and proportions are for your intellect.

Special-interest publications should realize that if they are attracting enough advertising and readers to make a profit, the interest is not so special.

You can't have a conscience in the pimp game.

They will try to enter Baghdad, and I think this is where their graveyard will be.

We need to ensure that children are not forced to waste their time on barren rubbish.

What really happens is that the gene pool becomes filled with genes that influence bodies in such a way that they behave 'as if' they made complex, if unconscious, cost/benefit calculations

Set a goal, and in small, consistent steps, work to reach it. Get support from your peers when you start flagging. Repeat. You will change.