Tony Hancock

"Motivation is temporary, but stubbornness is forever"

"Inspiration strikes the prepared mind, not the lazy one"

"Art is lying truthfully about how you feel"

"Science explains how; philosophy explains why; life ignores both"

"Literature is how we steal someone else's memories and call it culture"

"Politics is the art of convincing people that what's bad for them is good"

"War proves that humans are capable of being less intelligent than animals"

"Hope is stubbornness with better marketing"

"Peace isn't the absence of conflict; it's choosing not to engage with it"

"Nature doesn't hurry, and everything we need is already here"

"Death is the one appointment nobody can cancel, so you might as well enjoy the wait"

"Family are the people who love you despite having seen the real you"

"Love is temporary insanity with legal consequences"

"Life is what happens while you're making better plans for it"

"Wisdom comes from making mistakes, not from reading about them"

"The only constant is that you're never as prepared as you think"

"Time is the one thing you can waste and never get back, yet we treat it like it's infinite"

"The British are a funny lot, but we don't like to admit it"

"Life is what happens when you're too busy making other plans"

"I've always believed that a man's worth is measured by his ability to laugh at himself"

"Success is not about reaching the top; it's about enjoying the climb"

"The trouble with being a gentleman is that you're expected to remember things"

"I find that most people are far more interesting when they stop trying to be interesting"

"A good friend is someone who lets you have bad ideas and survives them with you"

"The British way is to muddle through with a cup of tea"

"Courage is not the absence of fear, but doing it anyway with good grace"

"I've learned that people will forget what you said, forget what you did, but they'll remember how you made them feel"

"The art of living is in knowing when to hold on and when to let go"

"I believe that happiness is found in the simplest of moments"

"Change is inevitable, but growth is optional"