Thunder blossoms gorgeously above our heads, Great, hollow, bell-like flowers

Fear is a noose that binds until it strangles.

We learn the rope of life by untying its knots.

Most novices picture themselves as masters - and are content with the picture. This is why there are so few masters.

Talk about it only enough to do it. Dream about it only enough to feel it. Think about it only enough to understand it. Contemplate it only enough to be it.

We never know we are beings till we love. And then it is we know the powers and potentialities of human existence.

We do not posses imagination enough to sense what we are missing.

In a sick world, it is the first duty of the artist to get well.

No eyes that have seen beauty ever lose their sight.

People mistake their limitations for high standards.

To understand a new idea, break an old habit.

When someone obtains peace and serenity, this shines a bright spotlight on others’ own unhappiness making their discomfort even more apparent.

I've also just finished filming the role of Robert Brown in 'Just William, ' which is due to transmit on BBC One at Christmas.

I wish I had more time to read. I do love books.

I wasn't brought up to be dazzled by money or fame.

Politicians promise you heaven before election and give you hell after

Be not anxious to avoid poverty. In this way the wealth of the universe may be securely invested.

What passes for an original opinion is, generally, merely an original phrase. Old lamps for new - yes; but it is always the same oil in the lamp.

It is easy at any moment to resign the possession of a great fortune; to acquire it is difficult and arduous

I've had a really weird day, some joker threw bamboo in the penguin enclosure. They all vaulted out. It was a nightmare, it took me all morning to get them back in.

I knew what I didn't want to do- that's always my starting point. The starting point is always that I don't want to repeat myself. Or I try my best not to, with varying degrees of success.