I thought I was God's gift to mankind and the greatest Irishman since George Best.

My mother taught me what it is to have a sense of humour; my dad, who was a headmaster, everything you need to know about hard work. My dad is the most decent man you could come across.

I'm not strong-willed enough or unkind enough... or maybe simply not wise enough to tell a journalist that a subject is out of bounds.

In my life, I have made the occasional catastrophic choice, and it's just a case of moving on and learning from it.

Spoilt is a euphemism for loved.

I spend my money on holidays and eating out, and it allows me to be generous.

It's ridiculous, but it's horrible going bald. Anyone who says it isn't is lying.

I didn't much like Las Vegas. The noise of the place and the whole 24-hour, 'let's play the slot machines all night' culture of the place just left me cold.

New Zealand is a place where you can get well.

I'd be a very easy therapist's subject.

I never forget that I'm extremely fortunate.

The Sufis regard systems which treat everyone alike as mechanical and degenerate.

... the kiss, the bodily surrender which would seem natural and but moderately attractive...

Sing your song as you like to do, don't worry about who is listening to you.

Each wave of immigrants that have come in have been able to assimilate, integrate and then rise up and become part of this great American Dream.

The Europeans must finally understand the incredible shock triggered by the attacks of September 11.

I sigh inside, so exhausted by these ugly questions, but when did a monster ever deserve its privacy?

Moreover, the accomplishment of Russia's aims has been greatly simplified by the fact that we have heretofore offered the world no practical antidote for the Russian poison.

When you're the absolute best, you get hated on the most.

When I went back to visit my native Berlin after World War II, I noticed that the only thing I really remembered from my childhood Berlin days is the shoe store.

Timing really is nearly everything. And what it isn't, circumstance makes up for.