I get no kick from champagne. Mere alcohol doesn't thrill me at all. So, tell me why should it be true, that I get a kick out of you?

He may have hair upon his chest but, sister, so has Lassie.

Be like the bluebird who never is blue, For he knows from his upbringing what singing can do

Good authors, too, who once knew better words now only use four-letter words writing prose... anything goes.

The chimpanzees in the zoos do it, Some courageous kangaroos do it Let's do it, let's fall in love. I'm sure giraffes on the sly do it, Even eagles as they fly do it, Let's do it, let's fall in love.

Birds do it, bees do it, even educated fleas do it; let's do it, let's fall in love.

All the inspiration I ever needed was a phone call from a producer.

Be a clown , be a clown, All the world loves a clown. Act the fool , play the calf, And you'll always have the last laugh .

Night and day you are the one, Only you beneath the moon and under the sun.

Now: heaven knows, anything goes.

Sad times May follow your tracks, Bad times May bar you from Saks, Add times When Satan in slacks Breaks down your self control.

Be enthusiastic.

Mindfulness practice helps create space between our actual experiences and the reflexive stories we tend to tell about them.

When you stand next to beauty and know you’re not, you either feel inferior or you’re thankful for the ones who saw you and loved you anyway.

Never is a man more proud than when he shuffles paper in front of an illiterate person.

Well!' said Puddleglum, rubbing his hands. 'This is just what I needed. If these chaps don't teach me to take a serious view of life, I don't know what will.

Little books are the things to write at my age, I've decided. Avoid the big ones, go for the little ones.

I wasn't a normal professor. I had worked in government. I hadn't written nine zillion books. I was a hands-on professor.

Welcome to Suckersville, man.

To say a thing is natural is to condone it, never to praise it.

On reaching a certain degree of pain we lose the world.