It was absolutely necessary to interrupt him now.

The four characteristics of humanism are curiosity, a free mind, belief in good taste, and belief in the human race.

E. M. Forster

I joined the Labour party because I believed in equality, in freedom of speech and in tolerance, compassion and understanding for people, irrespective of their background and views. In whatever I decide to do in the future I will hold to those principles.

Geoff Hoon

Cities force growth and make people talkative and entertaining, but they also make them artificial.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

The beginning is the half of every action.

Proverb

I have witnessed the softening of the hardest of hearts by a simple smile.

Goldie Hawn

Deep in their roots, all flowers keep the light.

Theodore Roethke

A smart person knows what to say, a wise person knows whether or not to say it.

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The only good imitations are those that poke fun at bad originals.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

What is youth except a man or a woman before it is ready or fit to be seen.

Evelyn Waugh

If fame is to come only after death, I am in no hurry for it.

Marcus Valerius Martial

It is requisite the government be so constituted as one man need not be afraid of another.

Charles Montesquieu, The Spirit

Washington is a city of Southern efficiency and Northern charm.

John Fitzgerald Kennedy