In this age of getting what you want and getting it now, the simple pleasure of browsing is often forgotten.

The terrible thing about the internet and Amazon is that they take the magic and happy chaos out of book shopping. The internet might give you what you want, but it won't give you what you need.

The art of living is the art of bringing dreams and reality together.

When you go for a walk, take seeds with you, poppies, rainbow chard, rocket. Plant them among the weeds in patches of wasteland. See what happens.

In a world where you are constantly asked to be 'committed,' it is liberating to give yourself the license to be a dilettante. Commit to nothing. Try everything.

There is nothing so perfect as pinball and a pint at 11 a.m.

My idea of childcare at festivals is to sit at a trestle table with an ale while the kids run around and make up their own games.

I count it as a certainty that in paradise, everyone naps.

When the going gets tough, the tough take a nap.

Pain will never leave us. Instead of putting energy into destroying pain, we need to put energy into creating pleasure.

Beauty, pleasure, freedom and plenty of sleep: these are the hallmarks of a successful idler's break. Travel should not be hard work.

Every morning, introduce one positive thought into your mind. Be persistent with it until it becomes your habit. It will change your life.

Something very strange is going on in the depths of space.

The greatest thing you do as a leader may not be what you do as a leader but who watches you do what you do.

I think there's no sacrifice too great for family, whether it's career, singing, whatever.

Time to tidy up your life. Time to start again.

The Europeans who went to Africa came back with “modern' art. What is more African than a Picasso?

Who does not know that the first law of historical writing is the truth.

Acting is like letting your pants down; you're exposed.

May not the wolf, as the proverb says, claim a hearing?

This country provides opportunities. If you don't take advantage of them, it's your own fault.