You need to read more science fiction. Nobody who reads science fiction comes out with this crap about the end of history

Something in your voice tells me we approach the question of remuneration.

Empathize with stupidity and you're halfway to thinking like an idiot.

Mr Blawke always reminded me of a heron; I'm not sure why. Something to do with a sense of rapacious stillness, perhaps, and also the aura of one who knows time is on his side.

There's an old Sysan saying that the soup of life is salty enough without adding tears to it.

Torture is such a slippery slope; as soon as you allow a society or any legal system to do that, almost instantly you get a situation where people are being tortured for very trivial reasons.

My point has always been that, ever since the Industrial Revolution, science fiction has been the most important genre there is.

I remember being shocked when I discovered some of my school pals didn't have books in their homes. I thought it was like not having oxygen, or hot water.

I am, as I have always been, of the opinion that while the niceties of normal moral constraints should be our guides, they must not be our masters.

I've always loved Scotland, and I'm not a huge fan of big cities, to be honest. I like them to dip into for a bit, but I'm not sure I would want to live in one again.

In theory, I work an eight-hour day and a five-day week which means I can socialise with my pals who mostly have normal jobs like teaching and computer programming.

If you don't know where you're going, any road will take you there".

Curiosity is one of the great secrets of happiness.

I'm getting older, and it happens. You don't care as much. I don't care about too much anymore. I've got to think about that a little bit.

Scottish-Americans tell you that if you want to identify tartans, it's easy - you simply look under the kilt, and if it's a quarter-pounder, you know it's a McDonald's.

Are we not rude and deserve blame, if we leave Him alone, to busy ourselves about trifles, which do not please Him and perhaps offend Him? 'Tis to be feared these trifles will one day cost us dear.

Read somewhat in the English poets every day. You will find them elegant, entertaining and constructive companions through your whole life.

At my age...I'm going to do what I want and I haven't got time for anything else.

One of the most important things we hear is the S.B.A. needs to be ubiquitous. We do all these things, but people still don't know.

Bookshops are infested with ideas. Books are quivering, murmuring creatures.

With a strong testimony of the Savior and His restored gospel, you have limitless opportunities to shine.