There exists in man a mass of sense lying in a dormant state, and which, unless something excites it to action, will descend with him, in that condition, to the grave.

Every child born in the world must be considered as deriving its existence from God. The world is this new to him as it was to the first that existed, and his natural right in it is of the same kind.

There is a thin line between the impossible and the possible - that is determination.

That judges of important causes should hold office for life is a questionable thing, for the mind grows old as well as the body.

I don't think in national categories. For me it [policy] is about concepts and substance.

Had I become a priest, the sermons would've been electric!

When I was growing up, I was the most pretentious person I have ever met. I only read obscure books and watched obscure movies and only listened to obscure music.

When you are racing in an able-bodied competition, you're all equal and you go out there and try your best, and that's what counts.

I think Hellblazer is quite unique. In a comic world dominated by American characters (nothing wrong with that per se) Constantine was unashamedly British. A certain kind of miserablist British

Uncontrolled, mass immigration displaces British workers, forces people onto benefits, and suppresses wages for the low-paid.

I want to change the cycle of stigma and prejudice that destroys lives all over the world every day. Until we can get in front of people and awaken them to the idea that this is not acceptable.

The earth itself is their church; the vast, open sky its ceiling.