They were fast-moving opportunists encased in cynicism and proud of it.

[The Front Page] is still full of peppy banter as it sends its seedy knights after cheap scoops.

Björk’s wraparound swan frock . . . made her look like a refugee from the more dog-eared precincts of provincial ballet.

Politics I supposed to be the second-oldest profession. I have come to realize that it bears a very close resemblance to the first.

Corruption, the greatest single bane of our society today.

Every situation, properly perceived, becomes an opportunity.

Art is an escape from reality.

You might be a redneck if the first words out of your mouth every time you see friends are Howdy!, Hey! or How Y'all Doin'?

It would not be possible for Noah to do in our day what he was permitted to do in his own ... The inspector would come and examine the Ark, and make all sorts of objections.

I don't live to eat, I eat to live.

I had a nice time over Christmas. I watched EastEnders - blimey, that makes my job look easy!

Being the first to cross the finish line makes you a winner in only one phase of life. It's what you do after you cross the line that really counts.

It is simply that we treat Japanese history, the history of the Japanese people and its unique culture with greater respect and interest. This generates enormous interest in Russia!