People on the Continent either tell you the truth or lie; in England they hardly ever lie, but they would not dream of telling you the truth.

An Englishman, even if he is alone, forms an orderly queue of one.

On the Continent people have good food; in England people have good table manners.

The man who is not afraid of danger is not a hero, but a psychopath.

You can keep a dog: but it is the cat who keeps people, because cats find humans useful domestic animals.

In England only uneducated people show off their knowledge; nobody quotes Latin or Greek authors in the course of conversation, unless he has never read them.

Many Continentals think life is a game; the English think cricket is a game.

A dog will flatter you but you have to flatter the cat.

I asked many friends if Australian anti-intellectualism was still a living force and they all told me it was. If you are above average intelligence, hide this embarrassing fact.

The English are always ready to admire anything so long as they can queue up.

The British suffer from a most unfortunate superiority complex - unjustified even under Victoria and most certainly hopelessly out-of-date today.

Oh, friend, forget not, when you fain would noteIn me a beauty that was never mine, How first you knew me in a book I wrote, How first you loved me for a written line....

The last time she was up here, she had been... staring up at the sky and dreaming of stars. Now, she looked down and plotted flames.

There’s more to being a warrior than killing. A true warrior — the best warrior — isn’t cruel or mean. He doesn’t claw an enemy who can’t fight back. Where’s the honor in that?

Those who follow are always behind.

You sell on emotion, but you justify a purchase with logic.

Armor is heavy, yet it is a proud burden, and a man standeth straight in it.

I've been a musician my whole life. I'm really enjoying making music again.

The market has no morality

I went to do my first big movie when I was 17. I was in South Africa for three and half months, and I was by myself.

I Xeroxed my watch. Now I have time to spare.