The evil lot who did that thing on September 11 did it because they wanted to create a war between America and Islam. And by invading Iraq, we gave them what they hoped for.

I try and write honestly about what I see around me now.

Freedom is merely privilege extended, unless enjoyed by one and all.

I've had songs written during the Falklands war, and during the first Gulf war I got letters from soldiers saying they were listening to these songs, like Island of no return.

I'm still batting away on my politics for the Labour Party. I'm much further to the left of them than I used to be, but that's because they've moved, not me.

You can experience a download, but you can't download an experience.

War what is it good for? It's good for business.

A virtue never tested is no virtue at all.

If there is a single trait in our character that has historically set us apart from other nations, it is our determination to limit the authority of those who rule over us.

What corporations fear most are consumers who ask questions. Naomi Klein offers us the arguments with which to take on the superbrands.

Mixing pop and politics he asks me what the use is / I offer him embarrassment and my usual excuses.

I just wrote a book. But don't go and buy it yet, because I don't think it's finished.

All love is immortal.

Be cheerful!

What saves a man is to take a step. Then another step. It is always the same step but you have to take it.

My mom definitely inspires me. She's just crazy when it comes to her fashion sense.

It is so much easier to extol the virtues of civility than to talk civilly about the virtues we need to uphold.

I'm in good shape. My cancer means I have lost a lot of organs and I'm a lot lighter. I have devoted myself to yoga and I'm doing handstands.

Hell is not all paved with bad intentions.

I suffer from overheating quite easily.

With violence, as with so many other concerns, human nature is the problem, but human nature is also the solution.