I'm actually quite self-sufficient, so it might look as if there isn't room for anyone in my life. That isn't entirely the case.

A good rule to remember for life is that when it comes to plastic surgery and sushi, never be attracted by a bargain.

The only people who are desperate to go on the show are people we're desperate not to have on the show.

I always say I'd rather be miserable by myself than unhappy in a relationship.

I don't think I've got bad taste. I've got no taste.

I am really bad at actually interviewing people.

In my experience the difference between a straight and a bisexual is about four pints

I bet Maurice Gibb's heart monitor was singing the tune of Stayin' Alive.

A comedian's a comedian. They're a very kind of cynical bunch. I guess that's why I like them.

The BBC is a victim of its own independence.

I have nothing to say about my childhood. It was a perfectly pleasant upbringing - it's not like it was unhappy or anything.

You will be a great queen when you come back, you know. And someday you'll love me the way you love your wolf.

Shadows of doubt will always fall behind you when you keep your face towards the sunshine. Believe in God

Once men are caught up in an event, they cease to be afraid. Only the unknown frightens men.

A rule of thumb for a warrior is that he makes his decisions so carefully that nothing that may happen as a result of them can surprise him, much less drain his power.

A single, ordinary person still can make a difference - and single, ordinary people are doing precisely that every day.

The essence of justice is mercy.

The entire world is now a rival to Silicon Valley. No country, state, region, nor city has a lock on innovation in technology anymore.

I'm more interested in plot than theme, but I hope my values find their way into my stories: kindness, sympathy, effort, and humor!

Nature is what you don't have to trouble about. It looks after itself.

We rich men count our felicity and happiness to lie in these superfluities, and not in those necessary things.