I have drawn from the well of language many a thought which I do not have and which I could not put into words.

The streets of Vienna are paved with culture, the streets of other cities with asphalt.

Someone who can write aphorisms should not fritter away his time in essays.

Corruption is worse than prostitution. The latter might endanger the morals of an individual, the former invariably endangers the morals of the entire country.

I had a terrible vision: I saw an encyclopedia walk up to a polymath and open him up.

The sound principle of a topsy-turvy lifestyle in the framework of an upside-down world order has stood every test.

An aphorism is never exactly true; it is either a half-truth or one-and-a-half truths.

A writer is someone who can make a riddle out of an answer.

Newspapers have roughly the same relationship to life as fortune-tellers to metaphysics.

Christianity has enriched the erotic meal with the appetizer of curiosity and spoiled it with the dessert of remorse.

The devil is an optimist if he thinks he can make people worse than they are.

What was frustrating about Armageddon was the time I spent not doing anything. It was a big special effects film, and I wasn't crazy about pretending I was in outer space. It feels ridiculous.

For a time, at least, I was the most famous person in the entire world.

Although idea and form are ultimately paramount in my work, so too are chance, accident, and rawness.

The better you know yourself, the better your relationship with the rest of the world.

Some kinds of government regulation of private consensual homosexual behavior may face substantial constitutional challenge.

When it comes to bullying small businesses, Donald Trump is the poster boy.

The thing is with me I look on the brighter side of everything.There's no point being pessimistic or being worried about too many things because frankly life's too short.

I love you, I love you, I love you! And if you ever die on me again, I'll kill you so dead! (Tabitha)

Careful, intelligent listening is a crucial step on the road to organizational success.