Pothinus: "Is it possible that Caesar, the conqueror of the world, has time to occupy himself with such a trifle as our taxes?" Caesar: "My friend, taxes are the chief business of a conqueror of the world.

Independence? That's middle class blasphemy. We are all dependent on one another, every soul of us on earth.

The goal of an artist is to create the definitive work that cannot be surpassed.

The righteous man takes his life in his hand whenever he utters the truth.

It is a woman's business to get married as soon as possible, and a man's to keep unmarried as long as he can.

Go anywhere in England where there are natural wholesome, contented and really nice English people; and what do you find? That the stables are the real centre of the household.

A contract for better for worse is a contract that should not be tolerated.