I was a keen sportsman, and became school captain in soccer and cricket.

My father was a stone mason, and a talented amateur pianist and vocalist.

In 1960, I went to St. Catherine's College, Oxford, and received the B.A. degree in Chemistry in 1964.

In 1995, I was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society.

As long as you want the belt, don’t run away from the fight. Do what it takes to win the battles you face.

For mem'ry has painted this perfect day. With colors that never fade And we find at the end of a perfect day The soul of a friend we've made

After a long silence, Dodge cleared his throat. "I think I speak for all of us when I say, 'Huh?'" -Dodge(obviously)

War is always a professional enterprise; despair is left to amateurs.

My films are an extension of my poetry, using the white screen like the white page to be filled with images.

I think that anybody's craft is fascinating. A taxi driver talking about taxi driving is going to be very, very interesting.

We all get old together/And we all get old forever.

Kid, you might just annoy me into killing you.

The strangest thing about life is not its frightful cruelty, but that it can be gentle.

It's very difficult to put in the work unless you believe that what you're doing is significant in some way.