Man has survived and prospered for more than 150,000 years on this planet without the help of use-by dates.

Bankruptcy is like losing your virginity. It doesn't hurt the next time.

Most writers need to write. I write for money, really. If I won the lottery, I would never write another word. I would rather read.

All field sports people are doing is turning an inevitable necessity into a pleasure. If the animal is going to be killed anyway, why not take pleasure in it?

By the middle of Henry VIII's reign, the white meats — that is, dairy products — were considered common fare and people from all classes would eat meat whenever they could get it.

If words could build a bridge In the dimension where you belong I would bind the syllables to see your smile again.

So nigh is grandeur to our dust So near is God to man. When Duty whispers low Thou must The youth replies I can.

We, while noting many things amiss about Victorian society, more often sense them judging us.

To revolutionaries the significant reality is the world which they are fighting to bring about, not the world they are fighting to overcome.

I've dreamt of being in a movie musical for a long time. For some reason I never even thought 'Les Mis' would be possible.

True, but if it’s good it’s going be so very, very good.

I would rather be happy and feel fulfilled and challenged every single day than just sit somewhere and get by.

Let's get back to loving our bodies and accepting them totally as they are.

Look, there’s no rule in soccer against biting your opponent. There’s not even a rule against eating your opponent. The only rule in soccer is that you can’t use your hands.

When down in the mouth, remember Jonah. He came out all right.