And now, a few words from . . . Winston Churchill

I think I can save the British Empire from anything — except the British.

And now, a few words from . . . John Conway

People think that mathematics is complicated. Mathematics is the simple bit, it's the stuff we can understand. It's cats that are complicated.

And now, a few words from . . . Henry "Chips" Channon

What is more dull than a discreet diary? One might as well have a discreet soul.

And now, a few words from . . . Winston Churchill

Saving is a fine thing. Especially when your parents have done it for you.

And now, a few words from . . . Al Capone

You can get more with a kind word and a gun than you can with a kind word alone.

And now, a few words from . . . Charles Caleb Colton

Posthumous fame is a plant of tardy growth, for our body must be the seed of it.

And now, a few words from . . . Kenneth Clark

Opera, next to Gothic architecture, is one of the strangest inventions of western man. It could not have been foreseen by any logical process.

And now, a few words from . . . Kate Chopin

The voice of the sea speaks to the soul. The touch of the sea is sensuous, enfolding the body in its soft, close embrace.

And now, a few words from . . . Alex Colville

Anxiety is the normality of our age.

And now, a few words from . . . Anton Chekhov

Their teachers have been the birds themselves, when they sang to them, the sun when it left a glow of crimson behind it at setting, the very trees, and wild herbs.

And now,, a few words from . . . Rachel Carson

Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts.

And now, a few words from . . . Jacques Cousteau

The sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever.

And now, a few words from . . . Willa Cather

There are only two or three human stories, and they go on repeating themselves as fiercely as if they had never happened before.

And now, a few words from . . . Thomas Carlyle

Teach a parrot the terms "supply and demand" and you've got an economist.

And now, a few words from . . . Charlie Chaplin

In the end, everything is a gag.

And now, a few words from . . . Confucius

If you think in terms of a year, plant a seed; if in terms of ten years, plant trees; if in terms of 100 years, teach the people.

And now, a few words from . . . Winston Churchill

If you are going through hell, keep going.

And now, a few words from . . . Arthur Conan Doyle

I consider that a man's brain originally is like a little empty attic, and you have to stock it with such furniture as you choose.

And now, a few words from . . . Winston Churchill

He has all the virtues I dislike and none of the vices I admire.

And now, a few words from . . . Johnny Carson

I was so naive as a kid I used to sneak behind the barn and do nothing.