Until you see the cross as that which is done _by_ you, you will never appreciate that it is done _for_ you.

It seems we are capable of immense love and loyalty, and as capable of deceit and atrocity. It's probably this shocking ambivalence that makes us unique.

I always thought it better to allow myself to doubt before I decided, than to expose myself to the misery, after I had decided, of doubting whether I had decided rightly and justly.

If I had the luxury of working as a full time writer, I think you would see novels appearing on a much more regular, and frequent, basis.

Astronomy is the science of the harmony of infinite expanse.

It's always better if you're next door. Ideas come up at the oddest times. They don't always come up in a conference call.

When you commit a serious doping offence you are not eligible for lottery funding.

I got to see first hand what he has done to make this a reality. That has been real rewarding to watch him achieve his dream.

To succeed as a lawyer, a man must work like a horse and live like a hermit.

Christianity is part of the law of England.

The union of Church and State is not to make the Church political, but the State religious.

Pictures could not be accessories to the story -- evidence -- they had to contain the story within the frame

Let's be incomplete together.

I acknowledge that we are all human and are on a journey. We are not born perfect, mistakes are inevitable.

...and knowledge is one of the finest attributes of man - though often it is most loudly voiced by those who strive for it the least.

Recently, a six-year-old boy said to me, "I've been waiting to meet you for half my life."

I love the idea that people are listening to "Tales" during all types of activities. Knitting in their favorite chair, rock climbing, sky diving, driving at night.

I don't like things to be the same. I like things to evolve.

Gentlemen do so appreciate a nicely trimmed décolletage.

As long as you keep a person down, some part of you has to be down there to hold him down, so it means you cannot soar as you otherwise might.

You can't allow other people to define your purpose or your destiny.