If envy was not such a tearing thing to feel it would be the most comic of sins. It is usually, if not always, based on a complete misunderstanding of another person's situation.

What I like about gluttony, a bishop I knew used to say, is that it doesnt hurt anyone else.

What is difficult about learning - any kind of learning - is that you have to give up what you know already to make room for the new ideas. Children are much better at it than grownups.

It used to irritate a friend of mine that when he went to confession he never got the chance to tell the priest the good things he had done.

resisting life, he finds that the Self is more than his own being; it includes the whole universe.

People are like a pack of dogs sometimes. All right one by one, but together... together they do awful things they don't mean to do.

Wise Child: Why don't you beat me then?Juniper: I can't be bothered.

Sometimes it is good to throw some of your problems into the future and the good news is that there is a good possibility that you may never meet them again!

You keep doing that and your camera is likely to explode.”“Are you crazy?” Alfred smirked. “My camera is like me.” “How so?” “It adores you, ” Alfred told him.

Surround yourself with good people. Whether they're the best or not, people are capable of learning if they've got good hearts and they're good souls.

Don’t wait for the perfect moment. Take the moment and make it perfect!

Art is an expression of joy and awe. It is not an attempt to share one's virtues and accomplishments with the audience, but an act of selfless spirit.

When two friends part they should lock up each other's secrets and exchange keys. The truly noble mind has no resentments.

The downfall of every civilization comes, not from the moral corruption of the common man, but rather from the moral complacency of common men in high places.

Bombing teaches you how badly you want to become a comedian. Because unless it's a burning desire, you'll quit when the consistent bombing becomes too much to take.

The heart is important at any age, I'm afraid.

Penalties put too much strain on one player. It could ruin his career if he's not a strong character.