To be young is to live in the hope of escaping youth; to be old, in the despair of having succeeded.

A belief which leaves no place for doubt is not a belief; it is a superstition.

To be ready to fail is to be prepared for success.

Pride in a man is confused with dignity; in a woman, with self-love.

Sensuality without love is a sin; love without sensuality is worse than a sin.

Effort and result are never simultaneous. In art, only the result counts.

Tradition simply means that we need to end what began well and continue what is worth continuing

It may be impossible to have a revolution without crimes but that does not make revolution a crime.

To light one candle to God and another to the Devil is the principle of wisdom.

The thirst for adventure is the vent which Destiny offers; a war, a crusade, a gold mine, a new country, speak to the imagination and offer.

Who learns most from a good book is the author.

We’re the villains you root for in the story.

When I think of vision, I have in mind the ability to see above and beyond the majority.

I'm sure something will pop into my head here in the midst of this press conference, with all the pressure of trying to come up with an answer, but it hadn't yet.

When you cook under pressure you trade perfection.

If it is true in anything, it is especially true of divine things, what costs little is worth little.

I've never had to explain Prometheus to people, ever. Most people get it.

When I was a kid, I had a couple of really good friends, like some really good best friends, but I was really shy other than that.

It is a huge honour to be recognised as the world's best commentator, particularly against so many sporting greats.

I train to be the best in the world on my worst day

I have an institutional fear of big government. I have an institutional opposition to bureaucracy.