Unintelligent people always look for a scapegoat.

The first thing to decide before you walk into any negotiation is what to do if the other fellow says 'no'.

My policy is to be able to take a ticket at Victoria station and go anywhere I damn well please!

A newspaper has three things to do. One is to amuse, another is to entertain and the rest is to mislead.

If you open that Pandora's Box you never know what Trojan 'orses will jump out.

Civilisation cannot survive if it rests on a propertyless proletariat.

The most conservative man in this world is the British trade unionist when you want to change him.

It was like a life-line to a sinking man. It seemed to bring hope where there was none. The generosity of it was beyond our belief.

What astounds me about the history of the British Navy is how cheaply we have policed the world for 300 years.

If the workers see themselves faced with defeat through starvation, they will prefer to go down fighting rather than fainting - and whether or not we leaders agree.

Foreign policy isn't something that is great and big, it's common sense and humanity as it applies to my affairs and yours.

The stars do not shine but in the darkness

I like to think I’ve written something worth reading when I cry the tears of the characters.

Science can purify religion from error and superstition. Religion can purify science from idolatry and false absolutes.

Vengeance taken will often tear the heart and torment the conscience.

I've always sensed for myself an obligation to bear witness to my time.

A man ain't got no right to be a public man, unless he meets the public views.

You're assisting the audience to understand; you're giving them a bridge or an access. And if you don't give them that, if you keep it more abstract, it's almost more pure. It's a cooler thing.

Let's make a deal: You figure out what the labyrinth is and how to get out of it, and i'll get you laid. -Alaska Young

Nothing can make injustice just but mercy.

If anything, I have witnessed the ways my art travels, or is rendered more accessible, when sanctioned by or connected to white artists.