Painting transports me into another dimension which, quite literally, refreshes parts of the soul which other activities can't reach.

The whole imposing edifice of modern medicine is like the celebrated tower of Pisa - slightly off balance.

All the time I feel I must justify my existence.

You have to give this much to the Luftwaffe: when it knocked down our buildings it did not replace them with anything more offensive than rubble. We did that.

I sometimes wonder if two thirds of the globe is covered in red carpet.

Christianity was literally born in the Middle East, and we must not forget our Middle Eastern brothers and sisters in Christ.

Do you seriously expect me to be the first Prince of Wales in history not to have a mistress?

A large number of us have developed a feeling that architects tend to design houses for the approval of fellow architects and critics, not for the tenants.

Father told me that if I ever met a lady in a dress like yours, I must look her straight in the eyes.

Conservation must become before recreation.

I learned the way a monkey learns - by watching its parents.

You can change your Job but u cannot choose your calling

There is nothing in which people more betray their character than in what they find to laugh at.

Happiness or satisfaction consists only in the enjoyment of those objects which are by nature suited to our several particular appetites, passions, and affections.

My dad goes through war novels like I go through boxes of Cinnamon Toast Crunch.

If affirmative action means what I just described, what I'm for, then I'm for it.

Now is almost always the better choice. You never know about later.

Holding hands, for example, is a way to remember how it feels to say nothing together.

I've firmly come to the conclusion that there are no 'themes' for me anymore. I can't be told who to hate, who to fight, who to subdue - I only see an 'us' in my heart.

If I never do another thing, I've met the good sweet people of the world.

To enter a wood is to pass into a different world in which we ourselves are transformed.