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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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

Eternity's a terrible thought

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.

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......

Maturity is a high price to pay for growing up.

Maturity is a high price to pay for growing up.

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...

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.

It's better to be quotable than to be honest.

It's better to be quotable than to be honest.

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...

A movie camera is like having someone you have a crush on watching you from...

A movie camera is like having someone you have a crush on watching you from...

Age is a very high price to pay for maturity.

Age is a very high price to pay for maturity.

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...

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...

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.

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...

We are tied down to a language which makes up in obscurity what it lacks...

We are tied down to a language which makes up in obscurity what it lacks...

Maturity is a high price to pay for growing up.

Maturity is a high price to pay for growing up.

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.

It is better to be quotable than to be honest.

It is better to be quotable than to be honest.

Every exit is an entry somewhere else.

Every exit is an entry somewhere else.