You don't have any communication between the Israelis and the Iranians. You have all sorts of local triggers for conflict. Having countries act on a hair trigger - where they can't afford to be second to strike - the potential for a miscalculation or a nuclear war through inadvertence is simply too high.

It's very hard to imagine the phrase 'consumer society' used so cheerfully, and interpreted so enthusiastically, in England.

Julie Burchill

Pride was the belt you used to hold your pants up when you had no pants.

Stephen King

For we have thought the longer thoughtsAnd gone the shorter way.And we have danced to devil's tunesShivering home to pray;I take you now and for always,For always is always now.

Philip Larkin, Is it for now or

You might, from your appearance, be the wife of Lucifer, said Miss Pross, in her breathing. Nevertheless, you shall not get the better of me. I am an Englishwoman.

Charles Dickens

I'm thankful for my songs being at the top of the charts but I am human - I think people still have to remember that.

Delta Goodrem

The politician in my country seeks votes, affection and respect, in that order. With few notable exceptions, they are simply men who want to be loved.

Edward R. Murrow

My eyes and spirit have opened up since I found someone that I get to share my life with.

Heather Matarazzo

As women slowly gain power, their values and priorities are reshaping the agenda. A multitude of studies show that when women control the family funds, they generally spend more on health, nutrition, and education - and less on alcohol and cigarettes.

Dee Dee Myers

I hate banks. They do nothing positive for anybody except take care of themselves. They're first in with their fees and first out when there's trouble.

Harvey Goldsmith

Time is a terrible thing because it can erase both joys and pains.

Gosho Aoyama

Everybody forgets the basic thing; people are not going to love you unless you love them.

Pat Carroll

I guess I watch movies to make myself happier a lot.

Mike Mills