Even I would find a book about my life pretty dull.

I know of no wars started by anyone to impose lack of religion on someone else.

Fish have water, the bushmen of the Kalahari have sand, and Houstonians have interior décor.

I know of no wars started by anyone to impose lack of religion on someone else. We have lethal Sunni v Shia, Catholic against Protestant, but no agnostic suicide bombers attack crowded atheist pubs.

The formal Washington dinner party has all the spontaneity of a Japanese imperial funeral.

A British lawyer would like to think of himself as part of that mysterious entity called The Law; an American lawyer would like a swimming pool and two houses.

While it is entirely untrue that Canadians lack a sense of humour, the funniest ones tend to head south: Dan Aykroyd, Jim Carrey, Michael J. Fox.

Living in New York is like being at some terrible late-night party. You're tired, you've had a headache since you arrived, but you can't leave because then you'd miss the party.

I've served on five different juries, and many of them were bonkers in their own way.

Most successful American politicians look well-fed on endorsements, campaign contributions and chicken dinners.

Canada is not so much a country as a clothesline nearly 4,000 miles long. St John's in Newfoundland is closer to Milan, Italy than to Vancouver.

It does no good to regret the past... yet regret remains just the same.

You love someone despite all their flaws. You love someone despite the fact that they have made mistakes. You love someone because you care about them

Don't swallow your moral code in tablet form.

In the last war, people became vocal from the right-wing point of view: if you're liberal, then you're a traitor.

If you walk on snow you cannot hide your footprints.

In Moscow they do not pay much attention to the living but keep their cemeteries in a splendid state.

The business model of racing is not a pretty one.

You have to do bad things in order to become a hero. You have to make sacrifices.

I told Clooney, George, you’re worth $100 million — of course you can afford to be a socialist!

I got a girl named Bony Maronie, she's as skinny as a stick of macaroni.