Stories make you think and dream; books make you want to ask questions.

Read a lot - poems, prose, stories, newspapers, anything. Read books and poems that you think you will like and some that you think might not be for you. You might be surprised.

There's a nobility in his eye, a regal serenity about him. Does he not personify all that men try to be and never can be?

It's the teacher that makes the difference, not the classroom.

Don't worry about writing a book or getting famous or making money. Just lead an interesting life.

Always write your ideas down however silly or trivial they might seem. Keep a notebook with you at all times.

Animals are sentient, intelligent, perceptive, funny and entertaining. We owe them a duty of care as we do to children.

Live an interesting life. Meet people. Read a lot and widely, learn from the great writers

Encouraging young people to believe in themselves and find their own voice whether it's through writing, drama or art is so important in giving young people a sense of self-worth.

Being his real brother I could feel I live in his shadows, but I never have and I do not now. I live in his glow.

I can hate you more, but I'll never love you less.

When you're a kid, you tend to see the best in your mates. Because at least they're not as bad as your parents.

Strongest is not the one hard at heart, but the one tough at heart, to endure the hardest situations of life.

Dinner is a great first date. Don't believe that stuff about girls not wanting to eat on a first date - sharing a romantic meal is so sexy.

I regularly find myself waking up to art I passed by or simply ignored.

Everybody has their own free choice to do what they want.

There are two kinds of people in the world, the conscious dogmatists and the unconscious dogmatists. I have always found myself that the unconscious dogmatists were by far the most dogmatic.

No republic ever yet stood on a stable foundation without satisfying the common people.

A positive mental attitude is the right mental attitude.

Class is striving hard to be the best at what you do while taking the needs of others into consideration

In television, and especially in a situation comedy, you kind of play yourself, or at least the essence of yourself.