Has any man ever obtained inner harmony by simply reading about the experiences of others? Not since the world began has it ever happened. Each man must go through the fire himself.

Distrust of authority should be the first civic duty.

To find a friend one must close one eye. To keep him...two.

A man who is stingy with saffron is capable of seducing his own grandmother.

A man can believe a considerable deal of rubbish, and yet go about his daily work in a rational and cheerful manner.

He talks about the Scylla of Atheism and the Charybdis of Christianity - a state of mind which, by the way, is not conducive to bold navigation.

You can tell the ideals of a nation by its advertisements.

If you want to see what children can do, you must stop giving them things.

Never take a solemn oath. People think you mean it.

Bouillabaisse is only good because cooked by the French, who, if they cared to try, could produce an excellent and nutritious substitute out of cigar stumps and empty matchboxes.

Why always "not yet"? Do flowers in spring say "not yet"?

Funny thing, how much weaker boys are than girls.

A person must have principles, Epiphany. That's the one thing no one can take from you. The only way you can lose your principles is to give them up. Remember that.

Sometimes you make the right decision, sometimes you make the decision right.

We are using the food as a doorway to understanding the rest of our lives.

Left vs. Right is an out-dated concept and an oversimplification of 21st Century politics

Do it even if you shouldn't, do it becuase you want to, do it becuase it will make things better.

I had gone to Paris to immerse myself in painting and I came back wholly involved in words and rhythms.

Take your vitamins. Don't drink vodka. Get used to empire waistlines.

Be big, fast and flexible.

Cats probably wouldn't need 9 lives if they wore tiny little helmets and didn't smoke cigarettes.