"I'm not particularly a feminist, but if you get women off the animal cycle of reproduction and give them some say in how many children they'll have, immediately the floor will rise."

"Owners of dogs will have noticed that, if you provide them with food and water and shelter and affection, they will think you are God. Whereas owners of cats are compelled to realize that, if you provide them with food and water and affection, they draw the conclusion that they are God."

"I don't envy or much respect people who are completely politicised."

"I have more than once in my time woken up feeling like death."

"I always go back to Harry Truman: Should we drop an atomic bomb to save 100,000 lives? That's a hell of a decision to make. Did he make that decision by himself? No, he had advisers."

"If God created us in his own image, we have more than reciprocated."

"Let your soul stand cool and composed before a million universes."

"A humble soul understands that the strength of a community lies in its compassion."