The House of Lords, an illusion to which I have never been able to subscribe - responsibility without power, the prerogative of the eunuch throughout the ages.

Quote by Tom Stoppard

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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...

Good things, when short, are twice as good.

Good things, when short, are twice as good.

My whole life is waiting for the questions to which I have prepared answers.

My whole life is waiting for the questions to which I have prepared answers.

The media. It sounds like a convention of spiritualists.

The media. It sounds like a convention of spiritualists.

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...

I still believe that if your aim is to change the world, journalism is a...

I still believe that if your aim is to change the world, journalism is a...

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?

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.

Pirates could happen to anyone.

Pirates could happen to anyone.

Revolution is a trivial shift in the emphasis of suffering.

Revolution is a trivial shift in the emphasis of suffering.

Skill without imagination is craftsmanship and gives us many useful objects such as wickerwork picnic...

Skill without imagination is craftsmanship and gives us many useful objects such as wickerwork picnic...

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

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

I think age is a very high price to pay for maturity.

I think age is a very high price to pay for maturity.

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

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

A healthy attitude is contagious but don't wait to catch it from others. Be a...

A healthy attitude is contagious but don't wait to catch it from others. Be a...

The days of the digital watch are numbered.

The days of the digital watch are numbered.

It is better to be quotable than to be honest.

It is better to be quotable than to be honest.

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...