The House of Lords must go - not be reformed, not be replaced, not be reborn in some nominated life-after-death patronage paradise, just closed down, abolished, finished.
All's well that carries on well
If marriages are said to be made in heaven then why search for grooms in hell.
The biggest fool is one who minds the business of others rather than minding his very own
Alcohol does not solve problems but becomes a problem in itself
Love is a disease – ultimately you get sick of each other
We generally look around for what is not there fretting over it and thus letting go of what is there.
Americans do not like long wars with indecisive outcomes.
All science requires mathematics. [Editors' summary of Bacon's idea, not Bacon's wording. ]
I remember seeing Stand by Me, when I was around 12, and just feeling like, "This is so refreshing to see kids swear and smoke cigarettes like my friends. " It just felt much more real than the Sesame Street version of childhood that I'd been spoon-fed.
My mother always said 'Don't bother other people. ' I think that's good advice.