I might wear a dinner jacket once a year to our Oscar party - that's a big thing - but I don't go to parties. I'm social but I'm not a socialite person.

Christopher Hitchens was a wit, a charmer, and a troublemaker, and to those who knew him well, he was a gift from - dare I say it - God.

You know, I used to warm the thermometer on the light bulb... I was really good at being sick. I could forge my mother's signature on a sick note so well I was hardly ever at school.

Stationery is addictive. I get mine made in Paris at Benetton, and writing on it gives me a strange thrill.

Many men think they're playboys but they invariably land wide of the mark. Surrounding yourself with champagne, fast friends and paid escorts is the very definition of the word 'loser'.

Water-boarding can result in damage to the lungs and the brain, as well as long-term psychological trauma.

I think the absence of socks on men wearing suits and brogues is a problem. They'll live to regret that.

As you get older and fatter, good clothes can hide a lot.

In less than a year, the Bush administration will strut out of office, leaving the country in roughly the same condition a toddler leaves a diaper.

Life is all about seating and lighting.

Cod is more responsible for the discovery of the New World than almost anything else. Drove the Vikings across the North Atlantic, and John Cabot discovered America by looking for cod.

The central theme of the Bible is salvation, and the central personality of the Bible is Christ.

You don't have to go looking for love when it's where you come from.

I try to meditate every morning. It relaxes me, clears my mind, and sets my day off on the right foot before things get too manic.

In societies where mature workers are respected and where their wisdom is respected, everybody benefits. Workers are more engaged and productive. Their health is better. They live longer.

Doing something costs something. Doing nothing costs something. And, quite often, doing nothing costs a lot more!

And when you get where you’re going, you darn well better look great!

People sometimes have to correct my English. I knew I had a problem when Arnold Schwarzenegger started doing it.

Running well is a matter of having the patience to persevere when we are tired and not expecting instant results.

What we do to others will come back to us. You can't expect to be happy by causing unhappiness to others.