No one can say I didn't pay my dues in life.

I prefer the pen. There is something elemental about the glide and flow of nib and ink on paper.

Trust the story ... the storyteller may dissemble and deceive, the story can't: the story can only ever be itself.

There is something hugely civilised about allowing long pauses in a conversation. Very few people can stand that kind of silence.

On the clarity of your ideas depends the scope of your success in any endeavor.

There's a perception that British pies suffer from mediocrity, and historically they have. We're trying to re-educate people about what pie is.

The dead hand has too long hampered the freedom of the living.

It might be tough, but my dad used to say, tough times don't last — tough people do.

Establishing lasting peace is the work of education

A little inaccuracy sometimes saves tons of explanations.

There is no greater reward than working from your heart and making a difference in the world.

It seems like movies that have heart to them always do well, and they find their audience.

If caregivers are not healthy, mentally well-balanced and spiritually sound, then those for whom they care will suffer.

This fastest of all games [hockey] has become almost as much of a national svmbol as the maple leaf.

Yes it was chaos, working through chaos, you never quite knew what you were going to do each day, but you knew that you wanted to make something.

There is no amount of money in the world that will make you comfortable if you are not comfortable with yourself.

Every morning, after a few sips of coffee and a bit of small talk, each of us retreats with our books, and travels centuries away from this place.