I still believe that if your aim is to change the world, journalism is a more immediate short-term weapon.

Quote by Tom Stoppard

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Dying is not romantic, and death is not a game which will soon be over......

Dying is not romantic, and death is not a game which will soon be over......

Life in a box is better than no life at all... I expect.

Life in a box is better than no life at all... I expect.

The House of Lords, an illusion to which I have never been able to subscribe...

The House of Lords, an illusion to which I have never been able to subscribe...

Revolution is a trivial shift in the emphasis of suffering.

Revolution is a trivial shift in the emphasis of suffering.

The truth is always a compound of two half-truths, and you never reach it, because...

The truth is always a compound of two half-truths, and you never reach it, because...

Get me inside any boardroom and I'll get any decision I want.

Get me inside any boardroom and I'll get any decision I want.

Age is a very high price to pay for maturity.

Age is a very high price to pay for maturity.

Every exit is an entry somewhere else.

Every exit is an entry somewhere else.

Good things, when short, are twice as good.

Good things, when short, are twice as good.

It is better of course to know useless things than to know nothing.

It is better of course to know useless things than to know nothing.

Eternity's a terrible thought. I mean, where's it all going to end?

Eternity's a terrible thought. I mean, where's it all going to end?

It is not hard to understand modern art. If it hangs on a wall it's...

It is not hard to understand modern art. If it hangs on a wall it's...

Life is a gamble, at terrible odds - if it was a bet you wouldn't...

Life is a gamble, at terrible odds - if it was a bet you wouldn't...

Back in the East you can't do much without the right papers, but with the...

Back in the East you can't do much without the right papers, but with the...

Life in a box is better than no life at all ... I expect.

Life in a box is better than no life at all ... I expect.

Responsibilities gravitate to the person who can shoulder them.

Responsibilities gravitate to the person who can shoulder them.

We're actors. We're the opposite of people.

We're actors. We're the opposite of people.

We cross our bridges when we come to them and burn them behind us, with...

We cross our bridges when we come to them and burn them behind us, with...

Sometimes burning bridges isn't a bad thing. It prevents you from going back to a...

Sometimes burning bridges isn't a bad thing. It prevents you from going back to a...

The hardest thing in life to learn is which bridge to cross and which to...

The hardest thing in life to learn is which bridge to cross and which to...