To show compassion for an individual without showing concern for the structures of society that make him an object of compassion is to be sentimental rather than loving.
Ronnie Barker will forever be remembered as one of the great comic actors.
When your back is against the wall, there is only one thing to do, and that is turn around and fight.
Fifty years from now Britain will still be the country of long shadows on county grounds, warm beer, invincible green suburbs, dog lovers and pools fillers and - as George Orwell said - “old maids bicycling to Holy Communion through the morning mist” and if we get our way - Shakespeare still read even in school.
I have a huge admiration for the House of Lords, I have a huge admiration for the people who work in the House of Lords, they're great public servants and they do an absolutely tremendous job.
Well, I have concerns about the effectiveness of Europe to compete.
Whether you agree with me, disagree with me, like me or loathe me, don't bind my hands when I am negotiating on behalf of the British people.
For men may prove and use their friends, as the poet expresses it, usque ad aras, meaning that a friend should not be required to act contrary to the law of God.
You give but little when you give of your possessions. It is when you give of yourself that you truly give.
I was a history major in school. I review the past a lot and think about music history and how culture unfolds.
The combination of fear and ignorance (two sides of the same coin) can be paralyzing.