"A moderately honest man with a moderately faithful wife, moderate drinkers both, in a moderately healthy house: that is the true middle class unit."

"Ethics is not a doctrine written in marble, but a daily standard lived in conscience. In this truth lies the bedrock of all virtue."

"Every season of life has its own unique blossom, if only we take care to notice. In this truth lies the bedrock of all virtue — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"It is a subtle truth that we do not remember the passing of hours, but the resonance of moments — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"My view is pensioners don't have the one option that people of working age have. They can't really increase their income, because they are no longer able to work."

"I have dogs, and it's no secret that I find reptiles interesting, but the thing about reptiles is that they really just wanna be left alone, and I understand them. It's, 'Don't pick me up, stop holding me, don't look at me, just leave me alone.' I have to admit, sometimes I feel like that."

"The greatest journey starts when every choice we make paints the canvas of our life."

"I've come to realize that protecting freedom of choice in our everyday lives is essential to maintaining a healthy civil society."