The seven ages of man: spills, drills, thrills, bills, ills, pills and wills.

To create a housing shortage in a huge country, heavily wooded, with a small population -- ah, that's proof of pure political genius.

The ghastly thing about postal strikes is that after they are over, the service returns to normal.

Power is a drug on which the politicians are hooked. They buy it from the voters, using the voters' own money.

Every woman needs one man in her life who is strong and responsible. Given this security, she can proceed to do what she really wants to do-fall in love with men who are weak and irresponsible.

People are like birds - from a distance, beautiful: from close up, those sharp beaks, those beady little eyes.

I used to look down on the world for being corrupt, but now I adore it for the utter magnificence of that corruption.