The ambition of every good cook must be to make something very good with the fewest possible ingredients.

Happiness in a family really revolves around how much money I have in my disposal.

I'm so glad I didn't die on the various occasions I have earnestly wished I might, for I would have missed a lot of lovely weather.

Don't retire, rewire and refire

Despite the increasingly presidential style of political leadership in our country, teamwork is essential.

My dream is to star in an animated movie and to have a toy made after me.

Whither, O god of wine, art thou hurrying me, whilst under thy all-powerful influence?

It's always a job when you're the reason they're assembling. If you're just doing shows and you're on a lineup with eight other guys, it's fun, it's great.

In the last 100 years only Presidents George H.W. Bush, Jimmy Carter and Gerald Ford lost their bids for reelection. President Lyndon Johnson did not run for a second term.

Arthur Scargill is the Labour movements nearest equivalent to a First World War General.

A lot of stuff in Wikipedia is not true, and that goes for a lot of people. I sometimes think, "How can that happen?" But Wikipedia is maintained by people, and everybody can add stuff to it.