Alexander, Caesar, Napoleon, you all had great moments, but you never tasted the supreme triumph; you were never a farm boy riding in from the fields on a bulging rack of new-mown hay.

All the really good ideas I ever had came to me while I was milking a cow.

I had to go to France to appreciate Iowa.

You can do anything with beer that you can do with wine. Beer is great for basting or marinating meat and fish.

All the good ideas I ever had came to me while I was milking a cow.

Every baby is born beautiful. It's what we project on them that makes them ugly.

Some people won't go the extra mile, and then on their birthday, when no one makes a fuss, they feel neglected and bitter.

Progress was all right. Only it went on too long.

I love Morocco - it's a real challenge to all five senses. You think you know something, and you don't. It's wonderful. It keeps you on your toes that way.

It is a common law of nature, which no time will ever change, that superiors shall rule their inferiors.

The most important thing in life is to love what you’re dong, because that’s the only way you’ll ever be really good at it.

One thing everyone seems to agree on is that Republicans face a perceived compassion deficit.

...a fixation is very stubborn: it burrows into the brain and breaks the heart. There are many fixations, but love is the worst.

A guest should be permitted to graze, as it were, in the pastures of his host's kindness, left even to his own devices, like a rational being, and handsomely neglected.

When we live our lives everyday, we're met by opportunities, and most of us don't even recognize them.