After winning the Derby aged just 18-Why all the fuss? After all, the Derby is just another race.

A good jockey doesn't need orders and a bad jockey couldn't carry them out anyway; so it's best not to give them any.

Everyone keeps asking me: 'Are you going to win?' How on earth do you know if you're going to win or not?

On a horse that consistently hung left-The best thing you can do is put a bit of lead in his right ear, to act as a counterbalance ... with a shotgun.

When I won the Derby on Never Say Die I went home and cut the lawn. I haven't cut the lawn since.

Eating's going to be a whole new ball game. I may even have to buy a new pair of trousers.

The greatest KNOWLEDGE is the knowledge of GOD.

But I don't want to be a vampire drone.' Sophronia winced. 'They'll suck my blood and make me wear only the very latest fashions.

A subtle reason for apathy is that justice rarely has much to do with our lives. Unless we've personally been victims of injustice, we can take for granted that life is generally fair.

We could imagine all sorts of universes unlike this one, but this is the one that happened.

John Hurt was incredible to work with.

My beloved child, break your heart no longer. Each time you judge yourself, you break your own heart.

I was born to be a remarkable woman; it matters little in what way or how. ... I shall be famous or I will die.

There isn't any finer folks living than a Republican that votes the Democratic ticket.

Success in business hinges mostly on the ability to get the important things done.

Good writing is lean and confident.