"I was reading a book… ‘the history of glue’ – I couldn’t put it down." ― Tim Vine Topic(s): Government Tags: reading More From Tim Vine "People ask ‘do you make a conscious effort not to swear?’ – if you’re doing silly stuff you’re not tempted to put swearing in. All the comics from my childhood, who were funny without swearing, were the people that influenced me. What I do is quite traditional anyway." "Apparently, one in five people in the world are Chinese. And there are five people in my family, so it must be one of them. It’s either my mum or my dad. Or my older brother, Colin. Or my younger brother, Ho-Chan-Chu. But I think it’s Colin." "So I got home, and the phone was ringing. I picked it up, and said ‘Who’s speaking please?’ And a voice said ‘You are.’" More In Government "I am not yet born; O fill me with strength against those who would freeze my humanity."― Louis MacNeice "If we can but prevent the government from wasting the labours of the people, under the pretence of taking care of them, they must become happy."― Thomas Jefferson "If you think you can win, you can win. Faith is necessary to victory."― William Hazlitt