Allan Massie

We are responsible for actions performed in response to circumstances for which we are not responsible.

Blunders are an inescapable feature of war, because choice in military affairs lies generally between the bad and the worse.

I think the police are a major part of the glue that holds civilised life together. They're not highly paid.

They gave me the chaps and hat and everything. I looked like a real cowboy. I walked around the rodeo and thought, I am a real cowboy and thought everyone thought I was a real cowboy.

I despise - I hate - I'm terrified of karaoke, and I wish I wasn't because everybody I know who's awesome loves it.