It is curious that atheists have proved to be so intolerant of those who have a faith.

In a democracy everybody has a right to be represented, including the jerks.

Hong Kong's people will get what they want, despite China's objections. Freedom invariably wins in the end.

Hong Kong represents the kind of Asia with which both West and East are comfortable... It offers, in that sense, a vision for the future of Asia.

I don't think that capitalism should be unbridled, if by "unbridled" you mean unregulated.

In democracy everyone has the right to be represented, even the jerks.

So, what I say to people is that politics has got to be about principle and values above all. Of course, there are times when you have to make accommodations.

I suppose I've always carried what is regarded as a bit of unnecessary baggage in Britain. I've always carried the charge that I am an intellectual in politics.

Green politics at its worst amounts to a sort of Zen fascism; less extreme, it denounces growth and seeks to stop the world so that we can all get off.

Anyone who supposed that when Margaret Thatcher left Number Ten she was going to take a Trappist vow did not know that formidable politician.

I think that if politics is just about getting your backside on important seats, then it's a pretty worthless endeavor.

If we don't start caring about whether people tell the truth or not, it's going to be literally impossible to restore anything approaching reasonable political discourse.

In the end, it is my belief, words are the only things that can construct a world that makes sense.

...I'm just beginning to understand how kind you are.

I do believe that movies are subject to a million interpretations.

The great thing about university is that they incline you to get up and do it, from the Classics to modern plays, to the humor that Monty Pythons made popular.

Every role affects an actor a little bit. There's always a little chunk of a character that stays left over in your heart.

I wish I'd known early what I had to learn late.

All beings are flowers blossoming In a blossoming universe.

Most of my fans, if you were to look on their iPods, you'd see every possible genre of music represented in some capacity.

In a smaller church your pastoring sets up your preaching. In a larger church your preaching sets up your pastoring.