Writing is beautiful, like putting on a gold suit and going to sleep in it.

Thinking is good for your mind, but too much thinking leads to distraction.

I was the one with the open wound, and the river waters turned red when I bathed in them. My sadness is greater than the heavens.

It may be possible to forget our past but our past is not going to forget us.

The measure of an enthusiasm must be taken between interesting events. It is between bites that the lukewarm angler loses heart.

Competition is always a good thing. It forces us to do our best. A monopoly renders people complacent and satisfied with mediocrity.

Devolving APD to Scotland is merely tinkering with it. We have to get shot of this hated tax right across the country to ensure all of our airports are competing on level terms.

The masculine in each of us struggles for greater freedom and tries to achieve it through financial, creative, or political challenges.

The artist is called a creator.

Americans have a severe disease - worse than AIDS. It's called the winner's complex.

Chess is a sad waste of brains.