The real essence of work is concentrated energy.

A great pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do.

You may talk of the tyranny of Nero and Tiberius; but the real tyranny is the tyranny of your next-door neighbor.

A severe though not unfriendly critic of our institutions said that the cure for admiring the House of Lords was to go and look at it.

The best reason why Monarchy is a strong government is, that it is an intelligible government. The mass of mankind understand it, and they hardly anywhere in the world understand any other.

Progress would not have been the rarity it is if the early food had not been the late poison.

Royalty is a government in which the attention of the nation is concentrated on one person doing interesting actions.

Nothing is more unpleasant than a virtuous person with a mean mind.

One of the greatest pains to human nature is the pain of a new idea.

It is often said that men are ruled by their imaginations; but it would be truer to say they are governed by the weakness of their imaginations.

A Parliament is nothing less than a big meeting of more or less idle people.

I made my name”. What does this mean? It means you developed endurance, perseverance and will-to-win as a core part of your character

I wish you a great grace to fulfill your dreams in the New Year.

It's the most gratifying thing to have young girls telling me, 'I love that you do a photo shoot in pants and a button up shirt, and you still look cool.'

Bion used to say that the way to the shades below was easy; he could go there with his eyes shut.

Worship is not an experience. Worship is an act, and this takes discipline. We are to worship ''in spirit and in truth.'' Never mind about the feelings. We are to worship in spite of them.

I'd like to be remembered for the way I went about doing my job.

If a favour is asked of you, grant it if you can. If not, refuse it in such a manner as that one denial may be sufficient.

I loved Spencer Tracy. I would have done anything for him.

I'm a big history buff so to walk the streets...the ancient world like that was pretty astounding.

I'd like to think I'm an actor who leaves things at work.