I got into New College, Oxford. The ethos was that you could work - or not.

Democracy is too good to share with just anybody.

How come there's only one Monopolies Commission?

I was terribly shy and never said anything in class. Then I started getting into school plays. When you've got words to say, you've got a sort of armour.

Lord Castlerosse was taken to task by Nancy Astor over the size of his stomach. 'What would you say if that was on a woman?' she asked, pointedly. 'Half an hour ago it was,' he replied.

Rees's First Law of Quotations: When in doubt, ascribe all quotations to George Bernard Shaw.

It is part of politics to make things look better than they really are. What is a spin doctor but a serial euphemiser?

Euphemism in the workplace does not end with job descriptions. It reaches a pusillanimous peak at the other end of the work process - in dismissal.

I was broadcast-struck from an early age; I had saved up for a tape recorder and started making programmes.

People will say what they want to say, in the way they want to.

I was absolutely a non-starter at games. My report for rugby said, 'Nigel's chief contribution is his presence on the field.' I used to pray for rain and sometimes it did rain - and we played anyway.

Always try and be a better person than you were yesterday, cause we aren't guaranteed tomorrow.

It is an undoubted truth that the neck and throat of a highbred woman are incomparably more beautiful than in the woman of lower origin. Blood will tell

Life is beautiful in all it's colors, even the darker ones, they're here for a reason.

There's no such thing as talent; you just have to work hard enough.

What would dawn have been like, had you awakened? It would have sung through your bones. All I can do this morning is let it sing through mine.

Blessed be childhood, which brings down something of heaven into the midst of our rough earthliness.

With every project you do, you bring out a part of yourself, and it seems to be quite a good way of expanding a person.

Democrats are dumb and Republicans are stupid, but the difference between dumb and stupid is dumb isn't funny. Dumb is when you say something and the whole room goes, 'What did he say?'

My point is, people really don't change very much.

Always keep good company. Never waste an hour with anyone who doesn't lift you up and encourage you.