"I cannot pretend to feel impartial about colours. I rejoice with the brilliant ones and am genuinely sorry for the poor browns."

"I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat."

"Personally, I'm always ready to learn, although I do not always like being taught."

"We are masters of the unsaid words, but slaves of those we let slip out."

"You have enemies? Good. That means you've stood up for something, sometime in your life."