His sense of humor is purely cheap vaudeville, yet everyone falls for it.

Our ability to adapt is amazing. Our ability to change isn't quite as spectacular.

I don't mind losing. Losing is like breathing to me.

I'm sorry you're angry is not an apology.

You're a terrible cook, Daniel." "I know," he replied, "But it's the effort that counts." "I hope that's not the slogan for your dental practice.

We are all a mess of contradictions; some of our traits work for us, some against us.

I have a weakness for tough guys who read." - Izzy Spellman

Somebody is always hiding something.

What's her name?" "None of your business." "That can't possibly be her name.

I refuse to have a life partner who spends his days pretending to be on a BBC show.

ISABEL: Sorry I missed my session Monday. DR. RUSH: Would you like to tell me why? ISABEL: I was depressed. DR. RUSH: That's a good reason to come to therapy.

God is not sitting in heaven thinking about how to make you comfortable. Your comfort might actually be his least concern.

Company is a burden to those at home in the solitude of their souls.

I mean, there's chemistry in life and there's acting chemistry. I'm not saying they're the same thing, but they're as mysterious.

A blessed companion is a book! A book that, fitly chosen, is a life-long friend. A book — the unfailing Damon to his loving Pythias. A book that — at a touch — pours its heart into our own.

I'm starting to realize there's no stopping us now. An idea, a feeling, a movement can't just be squashed. It's impossible now.

There is an Irish way of paying compliments as though they were irresistible truths which makes what would otherwise be an impertinence delightful.

We're not prisoners of the past.

But man, because he has only one life to live, cannot conduct experiments to test whether to follow his passion (compassion) or not.

I think I'm a different person with different people.

Please everyone without becoming a hypocrite or a coward.