I know why we laugh. We laugh because it hurts, and it's the only thing to make it stop hurting.

If a grasshopper tries to fight a lawnmower, one may admire his courage but not his judgement.

Love is that condition in which the happiness of another person is essential to your own.

You can sway a thousand men by appealing to their prejudices quicker than you can convince one man by logic.

Never underestimate the power of human stupidity.

Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea.

I never learned from a man who agreed with me.

A generation which ignores history has no past — and no future.

Don't ever become a pessimist... a pessimist is correct oftener than an optimist, but an optimist has more fun, and neither can stop the march of events.

May you live as long as you wish and love as long as you live.

It is a truism that almost any sect, cult, or religion will legislate its creed into law if it acquires the political power to do so.

I don't trust easily, so when I tell you I trust you, don't make me regret it.

If we're going to win the pennant, we've got to start thinking we're not as good as we think we are.

A man can well afford to be as bold as brass, my good fellow, when he gets gold in exchange!

Through the music I hope to give it an arc that gives it a greater sense of a journey through the set rather than a bunch of songs.

When I was a kid I was the king of mullets. If you’re wearing a rock T-shirt and you’re a fan of Rush – one of the greatest bands in the universe – you’ve got to have a mullet.

When I go and make smaller films, I actually never think about them being made for a smaller audience.

I always feel like I'm the one with everything to prove.

There is a way to touch the angels of the skies: Gaining the trust of birds!

I see myself as more of a policy maker than a political leader.

Human attempts to construct moral order are always precarious: If righteousness too often leads to self-righteousness, the demand for justice can lead to one guillotine or another.