In America journalism is apt to be regarded as an extension of history: in Britain, as an extension of conversation.

Muddle is the extra unknown personality in any committee.

Once you touch the trappings of monarchy, like opening an Egyptian tomb, the inside is liable to crumble.

Members rise from CMG (known sometimes in Whitehall as 'Call Me God') to KCMG ('Kindly Call Me God') to .. the GCMG ('God Calls Me God').

It has been the bankers' destiny ... to find themselves on the dangerous edge of the world, pointing up the contradictions and cross-purposes. They are not often loved for it.

Snobbery - the "pox Britannica"

No circumstance is uncommon to a man.

When you fall in love, do not fall out of yourself.

Life cannot subsist in society but by reciprocal concessions.

You never know what's going to happen. That's why I like acting. It's precious to me to be able to live more than one life.

As long as we are not chased from our words we have nothing to fear. As long as our utterances keep their sound we have a voice. As long as our words keep their sense we have a soul.

You will never be admired without being criticized first.

I beg. I call. I badger. I cajole. Part of the secret is everyone has fun and thats really motivating.

Growing up, I used to watch Happy Days, Laverne & Shirley, All in the Family. Those were the shows I watched growing up with my family. And, believe it or not, McMillan and Wife and Columbo.

I hate going back over what I've written. It makes me feel physically sick.

Anglers may be divided into almost as many genera and species as the fish they catch, and engage in the sport from as many impulses.