Every nation thinks its own madness normal and requisite; more passion and more fancy it calls folly, less it calls imbecility.

Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.

To be interested in the changing seasons is a happier state of mind than to be hopelessly in love with spring.

Do not have evil-doers for friends, do not have low people for friends: have virtuous people for friends, have for friends the best of men.

There is no cure for birth and death save to enjoy the interval.

The passions grafted on wounded pride are the most inveterate; they are green and vigorous in old age.

Each religion, by the help of more or less myth, which it takes more or less seriously, proposes some method of fortifying the human soul and enabling it to make its peace with its destiny.

Intelligence is quickness in seeing things as they are.

Experience seems to most of us to lead to conclusions, but empiricism has sworn never to draw them.

Man is a gregarious animal, and much more so in his mind than in his body. He may like to go alone for a walk, but he hates to stand alone in his opinions.

The Difficult is that which can be done immediately; the Impossible that which takes a little longer.

Think less and feel more and see what happens.

There's enough people that do unfunny music. I'll leave the serious stuff to Paris Hilton and Kevin Federline.

Really young kids are into guitars.

The best pilots fly more than the others; that's why they're the best.

I've played Lear three times, I would love to do it again.

Al: So what's your strategy? Ed: I told you, a fist in his face!

Did I choose you? Did you choose me? And what difference does it make? All that really matters, friend, is that we chose together.

I think I'll take a bath in his blood.

No pen, no words, no image can express to you the loveliness of my only, only Lord Jesus.

When you have this job [as an entertainer] you're suddenly not a person anymore.