My cat did that the other day when he came in from the garden.

I cannot bear the language TV chefs use - they don't seem able to look at a plate of vegetables without accusing it of sexual activity.

I was walking across King's Cross station when a drunken Irishman came stumbling up and flung his arms around me. He wanted to thank me for the peace process in Northern Ireland.

I think the rest of the world will think we're made, and indeed we are. We've turned out the greatest Prime Minister in the post war years simply because of short term nerves.

In politics there is no right answer - and no final answer.

For years I had been disillusioned by the Church of England's compromising on everything. The Catholic Church doesn't care if something is unpopular.

The instant you say All Quiet On The Western Front people remember that great 20th century classic book on war, a book about a school boy turned into a soldier overnight.

I stay on terra firma: the more firm, the less terror.

The abuse of children is the worst offence that anybody can commit.

Trying to fit in will not change a society. To change it, you have to be brave, fearless, and strong enough to withstand societal criticism so that you may break the boundary and let light come in.

The world is bad but not without hope. It is only hopeless when you look at it from an ideal viewpoint.

People are starving for truth and leadership.

Our problem is that we go from toy to toy rather than from glory to glory.

First is first,Second is nothing

I've done work for both Democrats and Republicans.

I used to wear real fur, but, like many others, I had a change of heart when I learned what actually happens to the animals.

People lie for lots of reasons, often because it seems like a way to get what they want with less effort.

In Canada... we should be there for the nurses, cause they are always there for us.

It's a delicate thing for me, with how involved I am in social media and being a part of people's lives in a way that they want me to.