Individualism, the love of enterprise, and the pride in personal freedom, have been deemed by Americans not only as their choicest, but their peculiar and exclusive possessions.

Patriotism consists not in waving the flag, but in striving that our country shall be righteous as well as strong.

Our country is not the only thing to which we owe our allegiance. It is also owed to justice and to humanity.

The worth of a book is to be measured by what you can carry away from it.

The national park is the best idea America ever had.

Medicine, the only profession that labors incessantly to destroy the reason for its own existence.

Communication is the key to education, understanding and peace.

Three-fourths of the mistakes a man makes are made because he does not really know the things he thinks he knows.

To most people, nothing is more troublesome than the effort of thinking.

A political career brings out the basest qualities in human nature.

The chief practical use of history is to deliver us from plausible historical analogies.

All business sagacity reduces itself in the last analysis to a judicious use of sabotage.

Don't overdo the booze especially while flying - just because it's there doesn't mean you need to drink it. Everything in moderation.

Except in mathematics, the shortest distance between point A and point B is seldom a straight line. I don't believe in mathematics.

It is supposed to true that those who do not know history are condemned to repeat it. I don't believe knowing can save us. What is constant in history is greed and foolishness and love of blood.

Justice is what the judge ate for breakfast.

One of the great things about Ben & Jerry's for me is that not only is it delicious, but I get it for free.

To me, true rock 'n' roll has a lot of bottom in it.

You need to realize that most writing rules aren't laws, they're rules of thumb.

If you can see the handwriting on the wall... you're on the toilet.

The hardest part about directing is getting everyone on the same page.