A work of art is an act of love. Critics are crab lice.

The problem with the gene pool is that there's no lifeguard.

I have memories - but only a fool stores his past in the future.

Of course life is bizarre, the more bizarre it gets, the more interesting it is. The only way to approach it is to make yourself some popcorn and enjoy the show.

Life is hard. Then you die. Then they throw dirt in your face. Then the worms eat you. Be grateful it happens in that order.

Understanding the laws of nature does not mean that we are immune to their operations.

The jingling of a fat purse always commands the world.

True genius can be identified by the fact that its expression changes the world into something it has never been before.

Adolescence is that time in your life when you discover your ability to be depressed.

You will find it easiest to ride the avalanche in the direction it already travels.

The human race never solves any of its problems, it only outlives them.

Politics is made up largely of irrelevancies.

I think Himalayan climbers tend to mature fairly late. I think most of the successful Himalayan climbers have ranged from 28 to just over 40, really.

It is easy to crush an enemy outside oneself but impossible to defeat an enemy within.

Remember that the worst accidents occur in the middle of the road.

And then I think we realized, like any young guys, that blues are not learned in a monastery. You've got to go out there and get your heart broke and then come back and then you can sing the blues.

If you put enough sheep together you have a herd- a force to be reckoned with.

The chief reason for drinking is the desire to behave in a certain way, and to be able to blame it on alcohol.

There's nothing like walking onto a Hollywood sound stage.

I loved Mr. Darcy far more than any of my own husbands.

Often things are as bad as they seem.