“It is well, when judging a friend, to remember that he is judging you ...” — Arnold Bennett Quote

“It is well, when judging a friend, to remember that he is judging you with the same godlike and superior impartiality.”

“Being a husband is a whole-time job. That is why so many husbands fail. They cannot give their entire attention to it.”

“It is not until an age has receded into history, and all its mediocrity has dropped away from it, that we can see it as it is — as a group of men of genius. We forget the immense amount of twaddle that the great epochs produced.”

“It is easier to go down a hill than up, but the view is from the top.”

“The great advantage of being in a rut is that when one is in a rut, one knows exactly where one is.”

“There can be no knowledge without emotion. We may be aware of a truth, yet until we have felt its force, it is not ours. To the cognition of the brain must be added the experience of the soul.”

“What I like about writing is the sense of godlike power it gives you.”

“You put something you like on really loud, and you feel godlike.”

“We expect our leaders to be godlike. But I feel that when people try to sanctify leadership, it puts it out of the realm of regular people. And that's where the greatest leaders come from - from the people.”

“We never waste space saying, 'On the one hand.' We just state an opinion in a Godlike voice.”

“I love performing. I can get to be that person I always wanted to be - godlike.”

“One person might perceive me as godlike, and the next might think I'm a northern thug. I don't think I've done myself any favours... but I swear I've not had a proper fight since I was 14.”