When weeds go to heaven, I suppose they will be flowers.

Nothing is ever really lost to us as long as we remember it.

A great artist can paint a great picture on a small canvas.

One who knows nothing can understand nothing.

We are not smart enough to decide which pieces of knowledge are permissible and which are not.

They eviscerated the book by making it an action movie for young people aged 15 to 25, and it seems that The Hobbit will be the same kind of film.

When I am idle and shiftless, my affairs become confused; when I work, I get results ... not great results, but enough to encourage me.

Life works best when we think of people as people.

My dear Smollett ... disgraces his talent by writing those stupid romances called history.

Scotland's voice has to be heard

I've always hated criminals and crime. Life is hard enough without someone walking into your life on purpose and making it worse.

A great leader will never sacrifice the people for the numbers.