Luck is a tag given by the mediocre to account for the accomplishments of genius.

If a grasshopper tries to fight a lawnmower, one may admire his courage but not his judgement.

Love is that condition in which the happiness of another person is essential to your own.

You can sway a thousand men by appealing to their prejudices quicker than you can convince one man by logic.

Never underestimate the power of human stupidity.

Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea.

I never learned from a man who agreed with me.

A generation which ignores history has no past — and no future.

Don't ever become a pessimist... a pessimist is correct oftener than an optimist, but an optimist has more fun, and neither can stop the march of events.

May you live as long as you wish and love as long as you live.

It is a truism that almost any sect, cult, or religion will legislate its creed into law if it acquires the political power to do so.

Do not allow your life to keep pouring out and reducing without converting it to tangible products.

Whilst you can be a stepping stone to help others succeed, you are not a dirty mat to be abused by others.

As the son of a racing car designer and mechanical engineer, I was exposed to motorsports from day one.

Go and lie down in the dark... for hours... and don't move. I'm locking the door now

I just never want to completely grow up.

Songwriting is about getting the demon out of me. It's like being possessed.

An oxymoron? What's that? A moron who studies at Oxford?

I do my best to try to keep God with me on a personal level. It's my belief that God really wants a personal relationship with us.

What do you do if you are asked to do a job, first by the Prime Minister, and then by the King? How can you refuse?

Who you spend time with is who you become.