Because, let's face it, I do not get offered the parts that Brad Pitt has just turned down.

You don't need a Harvard MBA to know that the bedroom and the boardroom are just two sides of the same ballgame.

You are who you are when nobody's watching.

As I say I don't want to kill myself, I just wouldn't mind dying.

Estate agents: like them or loathe them, you'd be mad not to loathe them.

The only reason people do not know much is because they do not care to know. They are incurious. Incuriousity is the oddest and most foolish failing there is.

People who can change and change again are so much more reliable and happier than those who can’t

Love in all eight tones and all five semitones of the word's full octave.

Wine can be a better teacher than ink, and banter is often better than books

Nothing in this world is at it seems. Except, possibly, porridge.

All the big words -virtue, justice, truth, ...- are dwarfed by the greatness of kindness

You have to make peace with the situations that are in pieces.

Believing, too, that is not enough. You cannot just believe. Your belief must have a purpose.

Never give up, have the passion. Don't be afraid.

The point is, as death gets closer - what's so wrong with wanting someone you love to live forever?

When any person suffers for someone in greater need, that person is a human.

Unlike most major American cities, Honolulu is geographically insulated from the rest of the country. When disaster strikes we cannot call on neighboring states for assistance.

Like the Spitfire it was immensely strong: a pilot had no need to fear the danger of pulling the wings off, no matter how desperate the situation became.

Don’t consent to be hurt and you won’t be hurt – this is a choice over which you have control

Real talent shines through regardless of how many others there are around you.

Against the advice of my wife, I endorsed Arlen Specter. I should have listened to my wife.