I am a lover of truth, a worshipper of freedom, a celebrant at the altar of language and purity and tolerance.

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

Don’t wait for a vacation to enjoy life. Start to enjoy it now, today, wherever you are.

We have to embrace the values of morality and proper education in order to gain respect from the majority of the people who dwell in our community.

Working hard gets you started

What does it mean, exactly, for a given system to be a "neural correlate of consciousness"?

Art is inherently subversive. It’s destabilizing. It undermines what you already know and what you already think. It is the opposite of propaganda.

I clicked on a pop-up and got caught in a pornado.

I think Spider-Man [film], the first one particularly, really figured out the formula of, "Oh, tell the story that they told in the comic. It was compelling. That's why it's iconic."

If you recognize anyone, it does not mean that you like him.We all, for instance, recognize the honourable Member for Ebbw Vale.

Often it is just lack of imagination that keeps a man from suffering very much.

No matter what you are experiencing in life right now, trust that all is unfolding in your best interests.