I will it, I order it, let my will stand for a reason.

The dowry, not the wife, is the object of attraction.

Rare is the union of beauty and purity.

Give them bread and circuses and they will never revolt

A lucky man is rarer than a white crow.

The arrows are from her dowry.

The abject pleasure of an abject mind And hence so dear to poor weak woman kind. [Lat., Vindicta Nemo magis gaudet, quam femina.]

All wish to possess knowledge, but few, comparatively speaking, are willing to pay the price.

Pray for a healthy mind in a healthy body.

Quis costodiet ipsos custodies? (Who will watch the watchers?)

It is not easy for men to rise whose qualities are thwarted by poverty.

We now have the advantage of a few years more of life, but death is still standing at the end of the road.

I hope my visual language inspires others to tell their stories and challenges people's thinking.

New Zealand, by the way, where I was ambassador, has had two women prime ministers - one from either party.

Will smiled the way Lucifer might have smiled, moments before he fell from Heaven.

Kids are now eating things like edamame and sushi. I didn't know what shiitake mushrooms were when I was 10 - most kids today do.

Nothing enduring can be built on violence.

Insulin resistance is the basis of all of the chronic diseases of aging, because the disease itself is actually aging.

Certainly, the Hollywood cinema, there's almost nothing of interest coming out of there.

I watched a film called 'Elephant' recently. Its not stylish in the sense of expensive suits and Italian cars, but the styling on every single character is spot on.

I don't have a nanny or a housekeeper, and I only have a cleaner for one hour each week. I finish work and go home. I cook the dinner. I run into Tesco and do the housework in the evening.