My mum always told me I was precious, while my dad always told me I was worthless. I think that's a good grounding for a balanced life.

I am very puzzled by the fact that young people are getting infected again. They don't take precautions despite an enormous amount of information. It's like riding a race car at 200 kilometers an hour. Some people like the risk.

Luc Montagnier

Any idiot can face a crisis, it's the day to day living that wears you out.

Anton Chekhov

Freedom is just chaos with better lighting.

Alan Dean Foster

Science and literature are not two things, but two sides of one thing.

Thomas Huxley

I would be loath to speak ill of any person who I do not know deserves it, but I am afraid he is an attorney.

Samuel Johnson

I never thought much of the courage of a lion tamer. Inside the cage he is at least safe from people.

George Bernard Shaw

To have a great idea, have a lot of them.

Thomas A. Edison

I think the most exciting thing is that you expect people our age to know the music, but actually a lot of kids know the music, and if anything is left, we have left really good music, and that's the important part, not the mop-tops or whatever.

Ringo Starr

Watching football is like watching pornography. There's plenty of action, and I can't take my eyes off it, but when it's over, I wonder why the hell I spent an afternoon doing it.

Luke Salisbury

Only one thing is certain: if pot is legalized, it won't be for our benefit but for the authorities . To have it legalized will also be to lose control of it.

Germaine Greer

My parents were both very intellectually honest, straightforward, and for them, faith meant that you were fully engaged.

Rob Bell

People demand freedom of speech as a compensation for the freedom of thought which they seldom use.

Soren Kierkegaard