Oliver has stated many times his dislike of hearing advice from his younger sister, so it is his own fault if he has not got sense enough to see which way the wind is blowing.

Cecy, I do think it is unfair. People in novels are fainting all the time, and I never can, no matter how badly I need to.

Failure is usually boring. It is the credible but unrealized threat of failure that is interesting.

If I am not for myself, who will be for me? But if I am only for myself, what am I? And if not now, when?

In serial music, the series itself is seldom audible... What I'm interested in is a compositional process and a sounding music that are one in the same thing.

Those among them that have not received our religion do not fright any from it, and use none ill that goes over to it, so that all the while I was there one man was only punished on this occasion.

It's been years since I've had a real input in the game anyway. For this game, I've just tried to keep all the other stuff away from the players and coaches.

The thing that contributes to anyone's reaching the goal he wants is simple wanting that goal badly enough.

It is the first time the burglar has been appointed as caretaker.

The essence of profound insight is simplicity.

In France, you have 900 years of romantic love going back to the troubadours and minstrels that wrote stories of Lancelot and Guinevere. You have gallantry at the highest level.

When inequality gets to an extreme, it is completely useless for growth.