I simply haven't the nerve to imagine a being, a force, a cause which keeps the planets revolving in their orbits and then suddenly stops in order to give me a bicycle with three speeds.

However low a man sinks he never reaches the level of the police.

I learned very early in life that I was always going to need people more than they needed me

When I told the people of Northern Ireland that I was an atheist, a woman in the audience stood up and said, 'Yes, but is it the God of the Catholics or the God of the Protestants in whom you don't believe?'

One should always be wary of anyone who promises that their love will last longer than a weekend.

It's a strange situation, but people will pay your fare to get you to go and tell them how to be happy.

Women have decided to be people, which is a great mistake. Women were nicer than people.