Were you here in the bad old days? ... That's why you can't read and write then!

It's difficult to see how it's possible to become immensely valuable by singing what are the most hideous songs.

Anyone who is concerned about his dignity would be well advised to keep away from horses.

If you travel as much as we do, you appreciate the improvements in aircraft design of less noise and more comfort - provided you don't travel in something called economy class, which sounds ghastly.

The more people there are, the more food we need, the more space we occupy, the more resources and consumer goods we wish to have and the more development has to take place

Ah, you're the one who wrote the letter. So you can write then.

I have very little experience of self-government. In fact, I am one of the most governed people in the world.