The unforgivable political sin is vanity, the killer diet is sour grapes.

The Parthenon without the marbles is like a smile with a tooth missing.

The House of Lords must go - not be reformed, not be replaced, not be reborn in some nominated life-after-death patronage paradise, just closed down, abolished, finished.

I warn you not to be ordinary, I warn you not to be young, I warn you not to fall ill, and I warn you not to grow old.

I would die for my country, but I could never let my country die for me.

I'm prepared to take advice on leisure from Prince Philip. He's a world expert on leisure. He's been practicing it for most of his adult life.

We cannot remove the evils of capitalism without taking its source of power: ownership.

Arthur Scargill is the Labour movements nearest equivalent to a First World War General.

The enemy of idealism is zealotry.

They travel best in gangs, hanging around like clumps of bananas, thick skinned and yellow.

Resentment is an extremely bitter diet, I have no desire to make my own toxins.

Always be a seeker. Always be a giver without expecting anything in return. Remember that true joy is in the journey not the destination.

We just have to hope and pray that this man [Donald Trump] is changed in terms of how he views the world community.

I grew up very insecure. From the time I was little I used to hide under my mother's dress.

Most great art is freedom within form. Without form, we are amateurs, without freedom, we are robots.

In life you need courage to fight the dragons. The ones who live inside and the ones who live outside

I stand by everything I've ever said, apologies included.

Within that frame he went a long way and burned a deep scar.

Making a woman laugh. What is that about? And the prettier the woman, the more satisfaction I get. It doesn't make any sense, but I'm being honest.

I don't like the term 'voice-over.

When you have succeeded in enshrining God within your heart, you will see Him everywhere.