Small: I read the newspapers avidly. It is my one form of continuous fiction
"I read the newspapers avidly. It is my one form of continuous fiction"
Aneurin Bevan, Politician
Small: I have never regarded politics as the arena of morals. It is the arena of interest
"I have never regarded politics as the arena of morals. It is the arena of interest"
Aneurin Bevan, Politician
Small: We know what happens to people who stay in the middle of the road. They get run down
"We know what happens to people who stay in the middle of the road. They get run down"
Aneurin Bevan, Politician
Small: The Tories, every election, must have a bogy man. If you havent got a programme, a bogy man will do
"The Tories, every election, must have a bogy man. If you haven't got a programme, a bogy man will do"
Aneurin Bevan, Politician
Small: Politics is a blood sport
"Politics is a blood sport"
Aneurin Bevan, Politician
Small: Freedom is the by-product of economic surplus
"Freedom is the by-product of economic surplus"
Aneurin Bevan, Politician
Small: Reading is not a duty, and has consequently no business to be made disagreeable
"Reading is not a duty, and has consequently no business to be made disagreeable"
Aneurin Bevan, Politician
Small: Poor fellow, he suffers from files
"Poor fellow, he suffers from files"
Aneurin Bevan, Politician
Small: No amount of cajolery, and no attempts at ethical or social seduction, can eradicate from my heart a deep burn
"No amount of cajolery, and no attempts at ethical or social seduction, can eradicate from my heart a deep burning hatred for the Tory Party. So far as I am concerned they are lower than vermin"
Aneurin Bevan, Politician
Small: It is not possible to create peace in the Middle East by jeopardizing the peace of the world
"It is not possible to create peace in the Middle East by jeopardizing the peace of the world"
Aneurin Bevan, Politician
Small: It is an axiom, enforced by all the experience of the ages, that they who rule industrially will rule politica
"It is an axiom, enforced by all the experience of the ages, that they who rule industrially will rule politically"
Aneurin Bevan, Politician
Small: I know that the right kind of political leader for the Labour Party is a desiccated calculating machine
"I know that the right kind of political leader for the Labour Party is a desiccated calculating machine"
Aneurin Bevan, Politician
Small: When Michael died I was tipped over the edge. I was beyond grief
Paula Yates
"When Michael died I was tipped over the edge. I was beyond grief"
Paula Yates, Entertainer
Small: But my estimates, for instance, based upon book information, were simply ridiculous, fanciful images of Africa
"But my estimates, for instance, based upon book information, were simply ridiculous, fanciful images of African attractions were soon dissipated, anticipated pleasures vanished, and all crude ideas began to resolve themselves into shape"
Henry Morton Stanley, Explorer
Small: When somebody grabs a movement, youre kind of locked into it. Its all par for the course
"When somebody grabs a movement, you're kind of locked into it. It's all par for the course"
John Cale, Musician
Small: Wed hold a chord for three hours if we could
"We'd hold a chord for three hours if we could"
John Cale, Musician
Small: Thats what my life is, writing songs
"That's what my life is, writing songs"
John Cale, Musician
Small: If youre all loaded up on love, you havent got anywhere else to go
"If you're all loaded up on love, you haven't got anywhere else to go"
John Cale, Musician
Small: I learn from thinking about the future, what hasnt been done yet. Thats kind of my constant obsession
"I learn from thinking about the future, what hasn't been done yet. That's kind of my constant obsession"
John Cale, Musician
Small: Even if youre improvising, the fact that beforehand you know certain things will work helps you make those imp
"Even if you're improvising, the fact that beforehand you know certain things will work helps you make those improvisations successful. It really helps to have a certain amount of knowledge about musical structure"
John Cale, Musician
Small: Internet journalism is not a world we know very well at all. Its conducted more on the screen and less in bars
"Internet journalism is not a world we know very well at all. It's conducted more on the screen and less in bars, which makes it rather less useful for getting stories about people throwing up over one another, which is what one's after"
Ian Hislop, Editor
Small: I had intended to have gone into Africa incognito. But the fact that a white man, even an American, was about
"I had intended to have gone into Africa incognito. But the fact that a white man, even an American, was about to enter Africa was soon known all over Zanzibar"
Henry Morton Stanley, Explorer
Small: In cities like New York and Austin, theres much more of a social context for music than in other places
"In cities like New York and Austin, there's much more of a social context for music than in other places"
John Cale, Musician
Small: All of the sudden the audiences started getting younger and the spread of the attendance was really wide.
"All of the sudden the audiences started getting younger and the spread of the attendance was really wide. I think it's as a result of the records selling more that they started following our careers"
John Cale, Musician
Small: After the war, in which I served as a pilot in the Air Force, I took up films
"After the war, in which I served as a pilot in the Air Force, I took up films"
Ivor Novello, Musician
Small: Yeah, but in the end his followers take what they want from his philosophy. Maybe it doesnt matter whats going
"Yeah, but in the end his followers take what they want from his philosophy. Maybe it doesn't matter what's going on in David Icke's mind. It's how other people take him"
Jon Ronson, Journalist
Small: Well, I had nightmares when I was doing the Klan story all the time. I had a recurring nightmare of basically
"Well, I had nightmares when I was doing the Klan story all the time. I had a recurring nightmare of basically being exposed as a Jew inside the Klan compound"
Jon Ronson, Journalist
Small: But on the extremist side I didnt get any rejections at all. Everyone agreed to talk to me
"But on the extremist side I didn't get any rejections at all. Everyone agreed to talk to me"
Jon Ronson, Journalist
Small: Id love to do a show in Vegas with drag queens. The tackier the better
"I'd love to do a show in Vegas with drag queens. The tackier the better"
Catherine Zeta-Jones, Actress
Small: I was like any new bride, who said, Im going to cook for my man. In fact, once I started a small kitchen fire
"I was like any new bride, who said, 'I'm going to cook for my man.' In fact, once I started a small kitchen fire in a pan. Smoke was pouring from the pan, and I got really scared. Right next to our stove is a small fire extinguisher. You know, easy access"
Catherine Zeta-Jones, Actress
Small: I do think Im lucky I met Michael. Not just Michael Douglas the actor and producer with two Oscars on the shel
"I do think I'm lucky I met Michael. Not just Michael Douglas the actor and producer with two Oscars on the shelf, but Michael Douglas, the love of my life. I really do think it was meant to happen"
Catherine Zeta-Jones, Actress
Small: For marriage to be a success, every woman and every man should have her and his own bathroom. The end
"For marriage to be a success, every woman and every man should have her and his own bathroom. The end"
Catherine Zeta-Jones, Actress
Small: Every time I release an album my old record company releases another one
"Every time I release an album my old record company releases another one"
Bonnie Tyler, Musician
Small: When the cinematograph first made its appearance, we were told that the days of the ordinary theatre were numb
"When the cinematograph first made its appearance, we were told that the days of the ordinary theatre were numbered"
Ivor Novello, Musician
Small: Behind the footlights there is always the applause, which stimulates the actors. On the screen it is a differe
"Behind the footlights there is always the applause, which stimulates the actors. On the screen it is a different matter"
Ivor Novello, Musician
Small: There are a lot of women who live with pot-bellied pigs
"There are a lot of women who live with pot-bellied pigs"
Catherine Zeta-Jones, Actress
Small: I used to go around looking as frumpy as possible because it was inconceivable you could be attractive as well
"I used to go around looking as frumpy as possible because it was inconceivable you could be attractive as well as be smart. It wasn't until I started being myself, the way I like to turn out to meet people that I started to get any work"
Catherine Zeta-Jones, Actress
Small: All of a sudden I had a baby, because it went really quick. It was like, Oh! I have a baby! So, its great. Im
"All of a sudden I had a baby, because it went really quick. It was like, 'Oh! I have a baby!' So, it's great. I'm just having a great time with my children. They're here in New York with me"
Catherine Zeta-Jones, Actress
Small: Its really fantastic because families can come to my shows and they all like it. Its really weird
"It's really fantastic because families can come to my shows and they all like it. It's really weird"
Bonnie Tyler, Musician
Small: I love Tina Turner. Im one of Tina Turners biggest fans. Tina Turner was a big influence on me to become a sin
"I love Tina Turner. I'm one of Tina Turner's biggest fans. Tina Turner was a big influence on me to become a singer. A role model and in a way she gave me back my confidence in choosing my material"
Bonnie Tyler, Musician