After the age of 80, everything reminds you of something else.

Do a little more each day than you think you possibly can.

In Istanbul I met a man who said he knew beyond a doubt that God was a cat. I asked why he was so sure, and the man said, "When I pray to him, he ignores me."

The ability to speak is a short cut to distinction. It puts a man in the limelight, raises him head and shoulders above the crowd.

The secret of my vigor and activity is that I have managed to have a lot of fun.

The man who can speak acceptably is usually given credit for an ability out of all proportion to what he really possesses.

Separately there was only wind, water, sail, and hull, but at my hand the four had been given purpose and direction.

Don’t try to get even with those who wrong you, get ahead.

Believe you know all the answers, and you know all the answers. Believe you're a master, and you are.

Truth has sharp teeth, so do not expect anything beautiful (to see) when it smiles to you.

Next time I will ...""From now on I will ..."- What makes me think I am wiser today than I will be tomorrow?

What we see depends mainly on what we look for.

I spent two years in the military service, then I trudged around in repertory for quite a while. I somehow wound up at the National Theatre, though, and then I was definitely on my way.

No matter how smart you are, you're smarter if you take the easy ways when they are available.

Writers who teach tend to prefer literary theory to literature and tenure to all else. Writers who do not teach prefer the contemplation of Careers to art of any kind.

He Who Marches Out Of Step Hears Another Drum

I realized that I had to be honest about where I was, where I was coming from, and what I was trying to do.