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" The whole imposing edifice of modern medicine is like the celebrated tower of Pisa - slightly off balance. "

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" Do you seriously expect me to be the first Prince of Wales in history not to have a mistress? "

" Something as curious as the monarchy won't survive unless you take account of people's attitudes. After all, if people don't want it, they won't have it. "

" We might be more inclined to think about the longer term if we were more aware of what is happening around us. Perhaps daily weather forecasts could include a few basic facts about the Earth's vital signs or details of where climate change is increasing the likelihood of damaging weather? "

" It's always marvelous to have somebody who, you know, you feel understands and wants to encourage. "

" Hong Kong has created one of the most successful societies on Earth. "

" Extremism is no more the monopoly of Islam than it is the monopoly of other religions, including Christianity. "

" We need to be realistic. There is very little we can do now to stop the ice from disappearing from the North Pole in the summer. And we probably cannot prevent the melting of the permafrost and the resulting release of methane. In addition, I fear that we may be too late to help the oceans maintain their ability to absorb carbon dioxide. "

" I believe passionately that everyone has a particular God-given ability. "

" The whole of nature cries out at our mistreatment of her. If the planet were a patient, we would have treated her long ago. "

" Congratulations to 'Countdown' - it was an evening I will never forget - and a special thank you to Molly Meldrum. "

" We would never comment on private correspondence. "

" You don't want to see me all the time. You get bored. "

" It is baffling, I must say, that in our modern world we have such blind trust in science and technology that we all accept what science tells us about everything - until, that is, it comes to climate science. "

" I have often thought that one of the less attractive traits of various professional bodies and institutions is the deeply ingrained suspicion and outright hostility which can exist towards anything unorthodox or unconventional. "

" I sometimes wonder if two thirds of the globe is covered in red carpet. "

" Perhaps it has been too uncomfortable for those with vested interests to acknowledge, but we have spent the best part of the past century enthusiastically testing the world to utter destruction; not looking closely enough at the long-term impact our actions will have. "

" As human beings, we suffer from an innate tendency to jump to conclusions, to judge people too quickly, and to pronounce them failures or heroes without due consideration. "

" It's always nice to have somebody on your side. "

" There is an old show business saying which warns never to work with animals or children, but nobody prepared me for Molly Meldrum. "

" I learned the way a monkey learns - by watching its parents. "

" All my life, people have been telling me what to do. I'm tired of it. My private life has become an industry. "

" That's called a microphone. It's a big sausage that picks up everything you say - and you're starting early. "

" Your greatest achievement is to love me. "

" As long as I do not take myself too seriously, I should not be too badly off. "

" The whole of the 20th century has always put the car at the center. So by putting the pedestrian first, you create these livable places, I think, with more attraction and interest and character. "

" All the time I feel I must justify my existence. "

" We can halt the destruction of the world's rainforests - and even restore parts of them - in order to ensure that the forests do what they are so good at - in other words, storing carbon naturally. "

" For me, Lord Mountbatten represented the grandfather I never had. "

" As you may possibly have noticed from time to time, I have tended to make a habit of sticking my head above the parapet and generally getting it shot off for pointing out what has always been blindingly obvious to me. "