You can't have oil without oil spills.

The fundamentals that founded our great nation included the freedom of speech and religion.

I'm not for raising taxes on anyone - period.

The negative patterns that form as a result of this self defeating behaviour actually symbolize the negative belief that we nurture.

The slow pace of our perfection has to be borne with patience, provided that on our part we always do whatever we can to continue advancing.

I think it is just stupid economics for a government to approach economic management from a strand of thinking regarding unions as enemies.

McGough: I'm sorry. I'm afraid I've caught poetry. Mr Bones: Oh really? Well, don't worry, sir - I used to suffer from short stories. McGough: Really? When? Mr Bones: Oh, once upon a time...

History is a long and endlessly interesting argument, where evidence is everything and storytelling is everything else.

The symbol of the lion, throughout history, throughout cultures, is one pure, radiant symbol and that is leadership, kingship

Those who would be called tyrants cannot be called free men.

I've been asked to write my autobiography and really they only want 8 years (1962-1970), and I keep saying it would be five volumes before I even got into the band!

Our reputations do not come from how we talk about ourselves. Our reputations come from how others talk about us.

I'm not proud to be me, I'm not excited to be me, but I find that I am me, and like most other individuals, I send out little signals; I tell everyone else how everything looks from where I am.