It's a sad fact about our culture that a poet can earn much more money writing or talking about his art than he can by practicing it.
When my job was attempting to predict future economic developments for the Shell oil company I was frequently reminded of an Arabic saying: 'Those who claim to foresee the future are lying even if by chance they are later proved right.'
I think what is happening is I think first of all there is confidence in the...
My college Fitzwilliam was pretty good but unfashionable and I lived in...
And humility in politics means accepting that one party doesn't have all the...
I write a lot too, so I would like to write or direct in the future if I...
I feel that the year ahead for me will be full of...
I don't know what my future is.
