I think I get laid less now than I used to, because I’m way more paranoid now.

I had to prove myself to a lot of different people.

The chance to be both artistically appreciated and commercially appreciated... That's what you hope for.

Be the hero of your own life story.

The fact that you touched somebody's soul or made them laugh-that's a wonderful thing.

You know that every bead of sweat falling off your head, every weight you've pumped - the history of that is all in your eyes.

The thing about courage is it’s something that we have to learn and relearn our whole lives. It’s not just in you, it’s in every choice we make every day.

I love a girl with a good sense of humour, who is confident but who has a sweetness to her - that melts my heart.

I sang in a rock band when I was training as a lawyer. You know, not professional, we just did it for fun. We just did gigs all over Edinburgh and some in Glasgow and some at festivals.

I appreciate and love women for many reasons, tall and small, plump and skinny, and crazy and demure. I see beauty in all of them.

Lessons not learned in blood are soon forgotten.

Sovereign is he who decides on the exception.

Poetry, far more than fiction, reveals the soul of humanity.

Since I was in my early twenties, at ABC, I was always only interested in things that were not already being done.

Live every second, Here and now . Don't let go, Before it's to late

A little drowsing cat is an image of perfect beatitude.

The White House has something in common with the rest of America, and that is disdain for Congress. It is hard to blame them.

The stakes are nary a problem to me, as I do not abide by Sir Isaac's law!

It was getting the results that made science worth doing; the accolades were a thin, secondary pleasure.

Every year, dads will dress up as Santa and try to surprise their kids by coming down the chimney, and every year, a dad gets stuck and dies.

I don't understand why the accent you speak in has to indicate what level of intellect you have.