I think quite often a fate worse than death is life, for lots of people.

Friends are like Lighthouses, with the sources of light coming from their hearts.

A True Friend who leaves heart felt messages, can be a lighthouse to others, sharing light and truth, which comes from their heart.

Well, I think if more people had more applause, it would make them feel better. I often give my wife a round of applause. If the meal is very good I give her a standing ovation.

Being Doctor Who, I used to look at the clock and know at half past four we were going to stop rehearsing - and that was a sad moment for me because I wanted to stay in this beautiful, unreal world.

The older I get, the older old is.

Plenty of clever children have to pretend to be not clever or else they get bullied by the thick.

The very powerful and the very stupid have one thing in common. Instead of changing their views to fit the facts, they try to change the facts to fit their views.

It's funny, in literature no one ever goes to the lavatory.

Keepers of light carry invisible candles of hope, touching hearts and illuminating the souls of friends.

Respect is more than giving consideration of one's feelings. It is showing common courtesy for another human being.

Twins were deified, and sacrificed, in a more savage culture: hypersimilitude was equivalent to the murder of the original, and thus to a pure non-meaning.

We tend to search for happiness and love forgetting that both can be found when we stop searching for sadness and hate.

Nothing is so fundamental to the spiritual life as learning to give thanks.

For what you see and hear depends a good deal on where you are standing: it also depends on what sort of person you are.

I prefer to work for my country in a free and independent way. I was born free, and I want to die free. I am always suspicious of ideology. Instead, I respect men with ideas.

The more frightening and sort of dark and oppressive a movie is, the more free you are to explore the supernatural and explore faith. The two just somehow go hand-in-hand really nicely.

I believe when there are so many forces pulling our society apart, we need more commitment to marriage, not less.

The deeper within that you are coming from, the higher the perspective you’ll be able to have.

Lord of the Rings was just so much enjoyment. It was over about the space of a year that I was filming. It's one of the most enjoyable things I've ever done, so emotional.

Aim for success, not perfection. Never give up because you will lose the ability to learn new things. Move forward with your life.