People make mistakes in life through believing too much, but they have a damned dull time if they believe too little.

Surely there comes a time when counting the cost and paying the price aren't things to think about any more. All that matters is value - the ultimate value of what one does.

When you are getting on in years (but not ill, of course), you get very sleepy at times, and the hours seem to pass like lazy cattle moving across a landscape.

Laziness in doing stupid things can be a great virtue.

We believe that to govern perfectly it is necessary to avoid governing too much.

There are times in life when the most comfortable thing is to do nothing at all. Things happen to you and you just let them happen.

I dislike organized games, swimming pools, fashionable resorts, night clubs, music in restaurants, and political manifestoes; I enjoy driving from coast to coast, good food and drink, a few friends, dogs, the theatre, long walks, music and free conversation.