Birth is life's first lottery ticket.

Chatterers are a menace.

It's one of the ironies of mountaineering,' said Young, 'that grown men are happy to spend months preparing for a climb, weeks rehearsing and honing their skills, and at least a day attempting to reach the summit. And then, having achieved their goal, they spend just a few moments enjoying the experience, along with one or two equally certifiable companions who have little in common other than wanting to do it all again, but a little higher.

It is often spur-of-the-moment decisions, sometimes made by others, that can change our whole lives.

I was allowed to ring the bell for five minutes until everyone was in assembly. It was the beginning of power.

I've loved art for more than 30 years.

I learnt a lot about myself, I learnt a lot about other people and the problems they have. If I was lucky enough to live to a hundred, how I will feel about two per cent of my life being that way, I don't know.