Think of it! A second chamber selected by the Whips. A seraglio of eunuchs.

Men of power have no time to read; yet the men who do not read are unfit for power.

Most liberties have been won by people who broke the law.

The only man I knew who could make a curse sound like a caress.

Politicians live in little worlds of their own and imagine these are the universe.

In my opinion, Marxism is a great creed of human liberation. It is the creed which says that when all other empires fade and vanish, our business is to enlarge the empire of the human mind.

He's passed from rising hope to elder statesman without any intervening period whatsoever.

People must learn more and more that the strength of this country is the democratic power of the trade union movement.

All is fair in love and war and Parliamentary procedure.

Socialism without public ownership is nothing but a fantastic apology.

People can say what they want in the Labour Party.

I laughed when I read about being born with two hearts, one of which is devoted only to destroying humanity.

There are two ways to look at most problems... 'Oh Crap!' or, 'Good Information!,' and our choice will give us good information on how to deal with problems in the future.

Minimalism is the pursuit of the essence of things, not the appearance.

I'm always nervous about singing...always. It may be one of the only things I sweat about.

There are various orders of beauty, causing men to make fools of themselves in various styles.

It is a mysterious thing, the loss of faith—as mysterious as faith itself.

God's name is not known; it is wondered at.

The present contains nothing more than the past, and what is found in the effect was already in the cause.

You have a good life when there are things to smile about today...and to motivate you for tomorrow.

The supreme ordeal, let us say rather, the only ordeal, is the loss of the beloved being.