* "Treating this country like it is stuck 50 years ago is bullshit; we have made more progress than anyone over this. Get over it."

* "I hate people who feel rather than think."

* "Insults are badges of honour. There is nothing anyone can say that would offend me."

* "I would find myself very difficult to live with because I am totally self-contained and resent having to do things I don't want to do. Now I can choose. When I'm put in a position where I don't want to be there, I make sure everyone else is miserable."

* "I don't have guests on my show because I don't care what other people think"