I report as a machine; I write as a person. That clear dichotomy softens the transition.

You should definitely visit the Louvre, a world-famous art museum where you can view, at close range, the backs of thousands of other tourists trying to see the Mona Lisa.

Never under any circumstances take a sleeping pill and a laxative on the same night.

A person who is nice to you, but rude to the waiter, is not a nice person.

Never be afraid to try something new. Remember that a lone amateur built the Ark. A large group of professionals built the Titanic.

Eating rice cakes is like chewing on a foam coffee cup, only less filling.

It is a scientific fact that your body will not absorb cholesterol if you take it from another person's plate.

Sharks are as tough as those football fans who take their shirts off during games in Chicago in January, only more intelligent.

The problem with writing about religion is that you run the risk of offending sincerely religious people, and then they come after you with machetes.

Thanks to modern medical advances such as antibiotics, nasal spray, and Diet Coke, it has become routine for people in the civilized world to pass the age of 40, sometimes more than once.

Thus the metric system did not really catch on in the States, unless you count the increasing popularity of the nine-millimeter bullet.

The oppressor is never as free as they think they are

I have no fear of making changes, destroying the image, etc., because the painting has a life of its own.

I plead for leniency. I understand that the road to redemption is going to be long for me.

When a thought hurts, that’s the signal that it isn’t true.

I believe the only measure of government response shouldn't be how much we spend on a situation, but rather how well we spend.

It ought to be done by the elected officials themselves because they have the credibility. And it's not like we aren't willing to help.

When you model yourself on people, you should try to resemble their good sides.

The money from every unit being sold is what I feel every artist should see.

Life is the most spectacular show on earth.

Men's hearts ought not to be set against one another, but set with one another and all against evil only.