The House of Lords is like a glass of champagne that has stood for five days.

The House of Lords is like a glass of champagne that has stood for five days.

She not only expects the worst, but makes the worst of it when it happens.

She not only expects the worst, but makes the worst of it when it happens.

I started at the age of 8 and have been lucky to be still working.

I started at the age of 8 and have been lucky to be still working.

History is the sum total of things that could have been avoided.

History is the sum total of things that could have been avoided.

There's a lot of celebration to this thing,

There's a lot of celebration to this thing,

This is a good draft class. These guys are all going to be good players.

This is a good draft class. These guys are all going to be good players.

It's the smallest of the majors, and they have an automotive-market niche, and some people think that's extremely attractive.

It's the smallest of the majors, and they have an automotive-market niche, and some people think that's extremely attractive.

The superstition was that disability of any sort was the mark of the devil. The phrases are in languages throughout read more

The superstition was that disability of any sort was the mark of the devil. The phrases are in languages throughout Europe: the devil's hoof, the devil's horn mark. It reaches back to early Christianity and the middle ages. Where a child was born out of wedlock, the church cooked up the impression that you'd done something sinful, and something dreadful would result. You will still find, particularly in Greece, people doing a little sign when they see a very badly disabled child – it needs warding off.

He has the body-fat content of a 20-year-old sprinter, the bone structure of a public monument and the eyes... well, read more

He has the body-fat content of a 20-year-old sprinter, the bone structure of a public monument and the eyes... well, we know about the blue eyes (which happen to be colorblind).