I'm all in favour of free expression provided it's kept rigidly under control.

Sometimes there is no next time, no time-outs, no second chances. Sometimes it’s now or never.

Life is rather like a tin of sardines - we're all of us looking for the key.

All knowledge is precious whether or not it serves the slightest human use.

History is a commentary on the various and continuing incapabilities of men. What is history? History is women following behind with the bucket.

A bookshelf is as particular to its owner as are his or her clothes; a personality is stamped on a library just as a shoe is shaped by the foot.

If you think squash is a competitive activity, try flower arranging.

The majority of people perform well in a crisis and when the spotlight is on them; it's on the Sunday afternoons of this life, when nobody is looking, that the spirit falters.

Mark my words, when a society has to resort to the lavatory for its humour, the writing is on the wall.

I saw someone peeing in Jermym Street the other day. I thought, is this the end of civilization as we know it? Or is it simply someone peeing in Jermyn Street?

Above literature?' said the Queen. 'Who is above literature? You might as well say one was above humanity.

When Death has a story to tell

The city is the size of a country, but has been operated like a candy store.

It is one thing to show a man that he is in an error, and another to put him in possession of the truth.

To be wholly devoted to some intellectual exercise is to have succeeded in life.

I love Prospect Park-watching fireflies at night and going to the bandshell for free music.

Almost any trick can be improved by thinking through it slowlyThe first step is to not blink

With each passing year, one has less to say, and knows better how to say it.

I was too weak to defend, so I attacked

Computers are everywhere and you can't even begin to function with a computer unless you have comprehension and an understanding of the English language.