Junk journalism is the evidence of a society that has got at least one thing right, that there should be nobody with the power to dictate where responsible journalism begins

Quote by Tom Stoppard

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It is better to be quotable than to be honest.

It is better to be quotable than to be honest.

Revolution is a trivial shift in the emphasis of suffering.

Revolution is a trivial shift in the emphasis of suffering.

James Joyce - an essentially private man who wished his total indifference to public notice...

James Joyce - an essentially private man who wished his total indifference to public notice...

The bad end unhappily, the good unluckily. That is what tragedy means.

The bad end unhappily, the good unluckily. That is what tragedy means.

Good things, when short, are twice as good.

Good things, when short, are twice as good.

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

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

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...

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...

My work always tried to unite the true with the beautiful; but when I had...

My work always tried to unite the true with the beautiful; but when I had...

It's not the voting that's democracy; it's the counting.

It's not the voting that's democracy; it's the counting.

From principles is derived probability, but truth or certainty is obtained only from facts.

From principles is derived probability, but truth or certainty is obtained only from facts.

Eternity's a terrible thought

Eternity's a terrible thought

If you carry your childhood with you, you never become older.

If you carry your childhood with you, you never become older.

From principles is derived probability, but truth or certainty is obtained only from facts.

From principles is derived probability, but truth or certainty is obtained only from facts.

Maturity is a high price to pay for growing up.

Maturity is a high price to pay for growing up.

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......

Age is a very high price to pay for maturity.

Age is a very high price to pay for maturity.

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...

The days of the digital watch are numbered.

The days of the digital watch are numbered.