Civilizations die from philosophical calm irony and the sense of fair play quite as surely as they die of debauchery.

Both the cockroach and the bird would get along very well without us, although the cockroach would miss us most.

In a cat's eye, all things belong to cats.

Cats seem to go on the principle that it never does any harm to ask for what you want.

The advertiser is the overrewarded court jester and court pander at the democratic court.

Cats are rather delicate creatures and they are subject to a good many different ailments, but I have never heard of one who suffered from insomnia.

Happiness is itself a kind of gratitude.

The snow itself is lonely or, if you prefer, self-sufficient. There is no other time when the whole world seems composed of one thing and one thing only.

It is not ignorance but knowledge which is the mother of wonder.

If we do not permit the earth to produce beauty and joy, it will in the end not produce food, either.

Technology made large populations possible; large populations now make technology indispensable.

Idolatry, like all sin, is devastating to the soul. It cuts us off from the comforts of grace, the peace of conscience, and the joy that is to be our strength.

Let me in the ring. I'll show you what that big word means.

What helps people, helps business.

The purpose that brought the fourteenth amendment into being was equality before the law, and equality, not separation, was written into the law.

San Francisco would be a good location for a murder mystery.

My favorite actress of all times is Bette Davis in Dark Victory. I have seen it six or seven times, and I still cry.

You keep folks so intimidated. You can give them money, access, but they're still scared. And as long as you're scared, you're on the plantation.

Those who differ most from the opinions of their fellow men are the most confident of the truth of their own.

Every company is its own TV station, magazine, and newspaper.

I have to say as an actor I have been inspired by so many British actors throughout the years.