You are a leaven of flippancy in the heavy dough of British righteousness.
Dick.
The wise man only takes the unimportant quite seriously.
Alec.
[With a smile.] For it is obvious that it needs more brains to do nothing than to be a cabinet minister.
Dick.
You pay me a great compliment, Alec. You repeat to my very face one of my favourite observations.
Lucy.
[Almost in a whisper.] Haven't I heard you say that only the impossible is worth doing?
Alec.