Saying, “I don’t agree with you, ” or going so far as to say, “I think your belief structure is childish, ” does not amount to persecution. Insensitivity is not the same as harassment or oppression.

We are known to be anti-authoritarian, anti-institutional, and notoriously anti-religious—more likely to quote Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, Monty Python, or Star Trek than the Bible.

Telling the right thing is not enough

In Pierre Elliott Trudeau Canada has at last produced a political leader worthy of assassination.

The Poet is a kinsman in the clouds Who scoffs at archers, loves a stormy day; But on the ground, among the hooting crowds, He cannot walk, his wings are in the way.

I wasnt thinking of the longevity of any of my songs, but I am extremely pleased with the lasting effect.

Justice is that which is practiced by God himself, and to be practiced in its perfection by none but him. Omniscience and omnipotence are requisite for the full exertion of it.

In lighthearted countries, people joked about this phenomenon, but such serious, practical countries as England, America, and Germany were deeply concerned.

I was happy being a journalist. I didn't realize losing my job, my identity went with it.

We have taken a physical identity so that we may express our divine identity. And every moment in our life provides us with an opportunity to do that.

Whoever has a heart full of love always has something to give.

I am the last of Britain's stately homos.