Science preceded the theory of science, and is independent of it. Science preceded naturalism, and will survive it.

In politics nothing matters very much, and few things matter at all.

Why can't the Jews and the Arabs just sit down together and settle this like good Christians?

It is unfortunate, considering that enthusiasm moves the world, that so few enthusiasts can be trusted to speak the truth.

Our Scottish theory ... is that every country has need of Scotchmen, but that Scotland has no need of the citizens of any other country.

I thought Winston Churchill was a young man of promise, but it appears he is a young man of promises.

Society, dead or alive, can have no charm without intimacy and no intimacy without an interest in trifles.

It has always been desirable to tell the truth, but seldom if ever necessary.

I do not know how it comes about, but if you sit opposite a man every day and you are engaged in fighting him, you cannot help getting a liking for him whether he deserves it or not.

I have done nothing important or distinguished since we met except to win the handicap prize, worth ?4 10/- at North Berwick.

Winston has written four volumes about himself and called it 'World Crisis'.

Insanity is doing the same thing, over and over again, but expecting different results.

There are two types of people in this world. People who hate clowns...and clowns. (Bobby Pendragon)

A thing can be fine on paper but utterly crummy in the field.

The mind is often an area where "people play around with sin".

I'm not an admirer of action movies. I just think, Oh my God, it must be so tiring.

My publicist told me not to talk about politics but, yes, I think we have a president who stole the election.

I apologize for my wild imagination.

I find that writing is a constant battle with exactly the same problems you've always had.

We have a criminal jury system which is superior to any in the world and it's efficiency is only marred by the difficulty of finding twelve men every day who don't know anything and can't read-

When youre young, the blue blazer feels like a grown-up costume.