Technology determines the possibilities of society. It doesn't matter whether you start out from a fascist state or a communist state or a free-market state

Something in your voice tells me we approach the question of remuneration.

Empathize with stupidity and you're halfway to thinking like an idiot.

Mr Blawke always reminded me of a heron; I'm not sure why. Something to do with a sense of rapacious stillness, perhaps, and also the aura of one who knows time is on his side.

There's an old Sysan saying that the soup of life is salty enough without adding tears to it.

Torture is such a slippery slope; as soon as you allow a society or any legal system to do that, almost instantly you get a situation where people are being tortured for very trivial reasons.

My point has always been that, ever since the Industrial Revolution, science fiction has been the most important genre there is.

I remember being shocked when I discovered some of my school pals didn't have books in their homes. I thought it was like not having oxygen, or hot water.

I am, as I have always been, of the opinion that while the niceties of normal moral constraints should be our guides, they must not be our masters.

I've always loved Scotland, and I'm not a huge fan of big cities, to be honest. I like them to dip into for a bit, but I'm not sure I would want to live in one again.

In theory, I work an eight-hour day and a five-day week which means I can socialise with my pals who mostly have normal jobs like teaching and computer programming.

Thankful another tomorrow greetsAs I drink from cup of time And prepare to lock the door behind meand leave it to others

Life is marathon, not a sprint. It is a race we are all guaranteed to finish, so run wisely.

There are lots of fish in the sea. Some are sharks, some are angels, and some are bottom feeders.

It's hard to get people to focus on one idea.

Only those who see themselves as utterly destitute can fully appreciate the grace of God.

I pray for people I love when they are sick. I pray that way.

Your chest is different to your head.

People may teach what they know, but they reproduce what they are.

Growth and self-transformation cannot be delegated.

The way you would know if someone is famous in the art world is that you would ask your mother. My mother knows who Picasso was. She knows who Warhol was.