"You know, probably the notion that conservatives, Republicans, only care about the rich and that Democrats care about the poor - is that true? And nothing could be further from the truth."

“Politics is that rare sport where the amateur contest is actually more interesting than the professional.”

“I don't want problems solved for me. I want the fishing rod, not the fish.”

“We must not let ourselves fall into the vortex of pessimism. Faith can move mountains!”

“No one teaches you how to think about money in medical school or residency. Yet, from the moment you start practicing, you must think about it. You must consider what is covered for a patient and what is not.”

“If the bee disappeared off the surface of the globe, then man would have only four years of life left. No more bees, no more pollination, no more plants, no more animals, no more man.”

“And London shops on Christmas Eve Are strung with silver bells and flowers As hurrying clerks the City leave To pigeon-haunted classic towers, And marbled clouds go scudding by The many-steepled London sky”

Source : John Betjeman (2005). “Faith and Doubt of John Betjeman: An Anthology of Betjeman's Religious Verse”, p.82, A&C Black

“Stories took twists and turns down fairy-tale paths or down very human everyday ones. You think you’re at the end of the book, and it’s only the end of a chapter.”

“Gie me ae spark o' Nature's fire, That's a' the learning I desire.”

Source : 'Epistle to J. L[aprai]k' (1786) st. 13