"I remember having an argument with Alan, I said the Queen's not just going to call the guy up and send him out to do it. And Alan says, well, how would a monarch give orders to her assassin"

"A house is not a home unless it contains food and fire for the mind as well as the body"

"It is not well for a man to pray cream and live skim milk"

"My best friend is the man who in wishing me well wishes it for my sake"

"It is well known that Beauty does not look with a good grace on the timid advances of Humour"

"If you want to eat well in England, eat three breakfasts"

"Narrative is linear, but action has breadth and depth as well as height and is solid"

"Leadership comes in small acts as well as bold strokes"

"We're going to develop - what we want to do is to provide the viewers with what they want from CNN and that is the news. So when people tune in, they'll get the latest news, but they'll also get the biggest story of the day in depth, as CNN does so well"

"I never felt comfortable in real life very well. It's always been an awkward kind of thing for me and so when I hit the stage I just sensed freedom. I sensed here's a place that I can have all the experiences of life and not feel uncomfortable about it"

"Eating is not merely a material pleasure. Eating well gives a spectacular joy to life and contributes immensely to goodwill and happy companionship. It is of great importance to the morale"