Knowing few children of my age with whom to compare notes, I envied the children of literature to whom interesting things were always happening.

You may not be able to change the world, but at least you can embarrass the guilty.

Gracious dying is a huge, macabre and expensive joke on the American public.

[On the United States:] A nation which does not appreciate that the simple elocution exercise 'Merry Mary married hairy Harry' contains not one but three vowel sounds.

Objectivity? I've always had an objective.

Picking other people's brains is an art worth cultivating.

Things on the whole are much faster in America; people don't 'stand for election', they 'run for office.'

Enemies are, to me, as important as friends in my life, and when they die I mourn their passing.

The character and mentality of the keepers may be of more importance in understanding prisons than the character and mentality of the kept.

I have nothing against undertakers personally. It's just that I wouldn't want one to bury my sister.

Growing up in the English countryside seemed an interminable process. Freezing winter gave way to frosty spring, which in turn merged into chilly summer-but nothing ever, ever happened.

I go to bed when the kids go to bed because I get up when they get up at 5.

Prior to the meeting, there was a prayer. In general, in the United States there was always praying.

Be courageous and face this moment in time consciously and with all the discernment and clarity within your power.

A leader's attitude is caught by his or her followers more quickly than his or her actions.

The way you discover your gifts is really by serving not by searching.

When I have a daughter I have a lot of good advice for her.

One guy can't create a field, but you can get people thinking.

I have a proven record as an effective legislator, which I believe is my greatest asset.

A work-in-progress generates its own energy field. You, the artist or entrepreneur, are pouring love into the work; you are suffusing it with passion and intention and hope.

Nothing is so common as to imitate one's enemies, and to use their weapons.