Money frees you from doing things you dislike. Since I dislike doing nearly everything, money is handy.

Those are my principles, and if you don't like them...well I have others.

If you find it hard to laugh at yourself, I would be happy to do it for you.

Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it everywhere, diagnosing it incorrectly and applying the wrong remedies.

A black cat crossing your path signifies that the animal is going somewhere.

Behind every successful man is a woman, behind her is his wife.

Outside of a dog, a book is a man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read.

Those are my principles, and if you don't like them... well, I have others.

Time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like a banana

I was married by a judge. I should have asked for a jury.

[He] may talk like an idiot, and look like an idiot, but don't let that fool you: he really is an idiot.

Anyone who loves in the expectation of being loved in return is wasting their time.

Judging by the photograph it seemed like I hadn’t been there at all. As if it was my camera that had been on holiday, and not me.

Stephen Hawking said that his quest is simply "trying to understand the mind of God".

No matter how strong the winds of trials and tribulations blow, never take your sight off from the prize ahead.

We live by information, not by sight.

[The] discretion of the judge is the first engine of tyranny . . .

I think girls are the most beautiful when they become a mother.

I write well on the road. I have the energy, I have the motivation to write. I'm happy when I'm on the road.

There are other ways I think of myself as spoiling myself ... I ... get a massage once a week. Other people can, I didn't used to, and I can now.

In terms of personal choices, let's all think more carefully about where we get our protein from.