I think I have a very detailed sense of observation. I am interested in the details of people's lives and what information these details give.

Sometimes the weekend gets hijacked by work, but as my mother would say, this is the right problem.

I have derived enormous confidence from being a husband and father.

If you are lucky, you have your moment. But it is never more than a moment. You have to enjoy it while it lasts.

Leave three Englishmen in a room and they will invent a rule that prevents a fourth joining them.

Vulgarity is no substitute for wit.

To me, all success is a delightful surprise, since one can absolutely never predict it.

What is a week-end? Maggie Smith in Downton Abbey.

Success means your thoughts are worthy of everyones consideration.

Most of us don't want to be outsiders.

If there's one thing I don't look for in a maid, it's discretion. Except with my own secrets, of course.

We do not create life, we create death.

You can overcome whatever is going on around you if you believe in the light that lives within you.

If I forget thee O Jerusalem let my right hand forget her cunning.

It's pretty scary to know how quickly time flies.

Kids raised to be pampered and spoiled don't really end up being good leaders. Leaders need to be independent minded and confident.

There is a certain perfection in accident which we never consciously attain.

My father was a very unhappy person, very sarcastic, and my mother was very nervous and worried about what people thought. They weren't monsters, but it wasn't a good childhood.

Structure is the most important component in a successful planting; colour is important too but it is a secondary consideration.

It is one thing to fall victim to the flood or to fall prey to cancer; it is another thing to fall into the hands of the living God.

Prayers are to men as dolls are to children. They are not without use and comfort, but it is not easy to take them very seriously.