A man desires praise that he may be reassured, that he may be quit of his doubting of himself; he is indifferent to applause when he is confident of success.

A man desires praise that he may be reassured, that he may be quit of his doubting of himself; he is indifferent to applause when he is confident of success. - On Doing What One Likes.

I am prepared to believe that a dry martini slightly impairs the palate, but think what it does for the soul.

We class schools into four grades: leading school, first-rate school, good school and school.

All this fuss about sleeping together. For physical pleasure I'd sooner go to my dentist any day.

Geez, I just played cricket because I loved the game. I never thought about it much, never really had any formal coaching.