Lay not that flattering unction to your soul, That not your trespass but my madness speaks.

Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

Better three hours too soon than a minute too late.

It is not in the stars to hold our destiny but in ourselves.

No legacy is so rich as honesty.

God has given you one face, and you make yourself another.

It is not in our stars to hold our destiny but in ourselves.

The Eyes are the window to your soul

What a terrible era in which idiots govern the blind.

Hell is empty and all the devils are here.

Whoever, fleeing marriage and the sorrows that women cause, does not wish to wed comes to a deadly old age.

I think that what most surprises anybody who goes into politics from even a modestly cerebral background is the vulgarity of much of the cut and thrust of politics.

In the early days, I often felt that I was taking a math test when we were playing. It was a profound feeling of having to prove myself.

Illy [Ray Illingworth] had the man-management skills of Basil Fawlty

So long as new ideas are created, sales will continue to reach new highs.

Sometimes I see movies and I get almost angry - because I'm like, I can never make that movie. It stems from a jealousy, but from a good kind of jealousy. It's inspirational.

What some people would call antics, I would just call a good show.

I didn't have any concept of Trainspotting being published. It was a selfish act. I did it for myself.

The scariest thing in the world is losing your mask.

Life isn't about getting more. It's about becoming more.