Religion must mainly be a matter of principles only. It cannot be a matter of rules. The moment it degenerates into rules it ceases to be a religion as it kills responsibility which is an essence of the true religious act.

The term 'genre' eventually becomes pejorative because you're referring to something that's so codified and ritualised that it ceases to have the power and meaning it had when it first started.

Because power corrupts society's demands for moral authority and character increase as the importance of the position increases.

But I'm not interested in politics. I lose interest the microsecond it ceases to be emotional when something becomes a political movement. What I'm interested in is emotions.

The Labour party has done more than any other to address gender inequalities through legislation and other means and to increase women's representation in politics which has led to recent increases in the number of female politicians.

If a line of poetry strays into my memory my skin bristles so that the razor ceases to act.

Poetry and consumption are the most flattering of diseases.

A decision once taken brings peace to a man's mind and eases his soul.

I thoroughly enjoy getting away from the game and going out fishing because it's so relaxing so quiet and peaceful. I mean there's no noise other than nature - and it's so different from what I do in a tournament situation that it just eases my mind.

Music exalts each joy allays each grief expels diseases softens every pain subdues the rage of poison and the plague.