I am willing to love all of mankind, except an American.

Cucumber should be well sliced, dressed with pepper and vinegar, and then thrown out.

The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good.

Curiosity is one of the most permanent and certain characteristics of a vigorous intellect.

Kindness is in our power, even when fondness is not.

When a man knows he is to be hanged in a fortnight, it concentrates his mind wonderfully.

Classical quotation is the parole of literary men all over the world.

A man who uses a great many words to express his meaning is like a bad marksman who, instead of aiming a single stone at an object, takes up a handful and throws at it in hopes he may hit.

There are minds so impatient of inferiority that their gratitude is a species of revenge, and they return benefits, not because recompense is a pleasure, but because obligation is a pain.

When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is in London all that life can afford.

He who has so little knowledge of human nature as to seek happiness by changing anything but his own disposition will waste his life in fruitless efforts.

He's a gazillionaire. I barely make expenses every month. He owns mansions all over the world

The Empire State, a lonely dinosaur, rose sadly at midtown, highest tower, tallest mountain, longest road, King Kong's eyrie, meant to moor airships, alas.

People who know me, they know I have a sense of humor, I'm a bit of a joker, a bit of a clown really, and I would love someone to exploit that side of me and send me a romantic comedy.

I think the American university system still seems to be the best system in the world

I invented that little rhyme about 'One Ring to rule them all', I remember, in the bath one day.

Nature must be interpreted as matter, energy, and information

The masses think that is is easy to flee from reality, when it is the most difficult thing in the world.

Schools and colleges are really a factory for turning out clerks for the Government.

Don't be discouraged if your children reject your advice. Years later they will offer it to their own offspring.

Four liars are about to be burned -A