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.

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.

The right mixture of caring and not caring - I suppose that's what love is.

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

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

Have you ever been going somewhere with a crowd and you're certain it's the wrong road and you tell them, but they won't listen, so you just have to plod along in what you know is the wrong direction till somebody more important gets the same idea?

There's only one thing more important... and that is, after you've done what you set out to do, to feel that it's been worth doing.