The Italians live well. They have problems, like all countries, but they are well-dressed, the women are pretty.

I have no sense of nostalgia. Tomorrow is what interests me.

My mission is not to forbid French art. If the quality is there, I buy; if the quality isn't there, I don't.

A poem does not radiate from the name, but the name emanates from the poem.

My best advice to writers is get yourself born in an interesting place.

It's almost like he has Dr. Who's Tardis because he always turns up on time. (on Teddy Sheringham)

In our attempt to make conservation easy, we have made it trivial.

We are not trying to solve the world's problems... However, even in the midst of hatred and killing, there are things worth living for. A wonderful encounter, or a thing of beauty can still exist.

Breaking into a country signals quite reliably a willingness to break yet more of the invaded country's laws.

We're going to get that little bug before that little bug gets my poll ratings down any further.

He that preaches war is the devil's chaplain.

Meanness demeans the demeaner far more than the demeaned.

Well Kerry, you're 19 and you're a lot older than a lot of people younger than yourself.