I not only think that we will tamper with Mother Nature, I think Mother wants us to.

A man may not always be what he appears to be, but what he appears to be is always a significant part of what he is.

Feeling good and feeling bad are not necessarily opposites. Both at least involve feelings. Any feeling is a reminder of life. The worst 'feeling' evidently is non-feeling.

Life is to be enjoyed, not simply endured. Pleasure and goodness and joy support the pursuit of survival.

The larger office, the corner space, the extra window are the teddy bears and tricycles of adult office life

Shame and guilt are noble emotions essential in the maintenance of civilized society, and vital for the development of some of the most refined and elegant qualities of human potential.

We must live in groups; other people are like nutrients for us, and are absolutely essential for our survival.

Jealousy, which serves the struggle for survival, can deteriorate into the envy which draws defeat even from victory.

We are what we seem to be.

Man, the most complicated of the animals, has a relatively short gestation period. Beyond that, he will be born, unlike most mammals, in a ridiculously helpless state.

We have fangirl shorthand.

There is a method to man’s wickedness

When Eve upon the first of MenThe apple press’d with specious cant, Oh! what a thousand pities thenThat Adam was not adamant!

Nature has given to men one tongue but two ears that we may hear from others twice as much as we speak.

Falling in love is a chemical reaction. But it wears off in a year. That's why you need a strong line of communication... which includes laughter.

Obviously I am not bothered about men's fashion - is anyone, apart from Jonathan Ross?

We all love to sing, and when we sit down to write a song I think it kind of shows itself to us.

Who am I, that you should love me?

The principle of responsibility and collective sanctions is incompatible with the Western concept of justice.

The only way we can be of use to God is to let Him take us through the crooks and crannies of our own characters.