I was totally absorbed. I was in another world, or another dimension; all sense of time evaporated.

The whole imposing edifice of modern medicine is like the celebrated tower of Pisa - slightly off balance.

All the time I feel I must justify my existence.

You have to give this much to the Luftwaffe: when it knocked down our buildings it did not replace them with anything more offensive than rubble. We did that.

I sometimes wonder if two thirds of the globe is covered in red carpet.

Christianity was literally born in the Middle East, and we must not forget our Middle Eastern brothers and sisters in Christ.

Do you seriously expect me to be the first Prince of Wales in history not to have a mistress?

A large number of us have developed a feeling that architects tend to design houses for the approval of fellow architects and critics, not for the tenants.

Father told me that if I ever met a lady in a dress like yours, I must look her straight in the eyes.

Conservation must become before recreation.

I learned the way a monkey learns - by watching its parents.

Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls

When you make the claim that something on the Internet is going to be good for democracy, you often [hear], 'Are you talking about the thing with the singing cats?'

A maiden's first kiss cometh hard, yea, it is as the first olive out of a bottle, requiring much skill; but the rest are easy.

You need not fear the greatness or number of your sins.

Most Americans aren't the sort of citizens the Founding Fathers expected; they are contented serfs. Far from being active critics of government, they assume that its might makes it right.

Before she became the Girl from Nowhere-the One Who Walked In, the First and Last and Only, who lived a thousand years-she was just a little girl in Iowa, named Amy. Amy Harper Bellafonte.

Psychoanalytic investigation has shown that in mental patients excessive affection often turns to violent hostility.

There will be no hatred or resentment among them, their hearts will be as one, and they will glorify God, morning and evening.

I did a lot of theater when I was in high school and college. I also did stand-up in college, so it was always part of what I did.

I think it will get moving faster. I mean once you get it off the - once credit flows - now the recession is going to get worse.