"The one function that TV news performs very well is that when there is no news we give it to you with the same emphasis as if it were"

"Weak minds sink under prosperity as well as adversity; but strong and deep ones have two high tides"

"Never trust a man who speaks well of everybody"

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

"The League is very well when sparrows shout, but no good at all when eagles fall out"

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

"Problems are the price of progress. Don't bring me anything but trouble. Good news weakens me"

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

"News is what somebody somewhere wants to suppress; all the rest is advertising"

"One has children in the expectation of dying before them. In fact, you want to make damn sure you die before them, just as you plant a tree or build a house knowing, hoping that it will outlive you. That's how the human species has done as well as it has"

"If you want a thing done well, do it yourself"