These airplanes we have today are no more than a perfection of a child's toy made of paper.

I imagine a future aircraft, which will take off vertically, fly as usual, and land vertically. This flying machine should have no moving parts. This idea came from the huge power of cyclones.

I had a moral tutor, but never saw him (the only words of his I remember are 'The three pleasures of life -drinking, smoking, and masturbation')

The important thing to remember about mathematics is not to be frightened

I was always amazed about how much I could finally squeeze into a thirty second commercial.

If you've never failed, you've never tried anything new.

Faith is an outward look, not an inward look.

I didn't want to be like Yeats; I wanted to be Yeats.

I dont really ever compare myself to other people, I dont even measure myself in terms of anyone but myself.

Music helps set a romantic mood. Imagine her surprise when you say, "We don't need a stereo - I have an accordion."

Man improves himself as he follows his path; if he stands still, waiting to improve before he makes a decision, he'll never move.

Kingsley Amis was one of a trio of brilliant comic novelists who made English literature sparkle in the twentieth century.