It's an odd thing about this universe that, though we all disagree with each other, we are all of us always in the right.

The test of enjoyment is the remembrance which it leaves behind.

There are two things to aim at in life: first, to get what you want; and after that, to enjoy it. Only the wisest of mankind achieve the second.

When they come downstairs from their Ivory Towers, idealists are very apt to walk straight into the gutter.

Don't tell friends their social faults; they will cure the fault and never forgive you.

The denunciation of the young is a necessary part of the hygiene of older people, and greatly assists the circulation of the blood.

Eat with the rich, but go to the play with the poor, who are capable of joy.

People say that life is the thing, but I prefer reading.

Happiness is a wine of the rarest vintage, and seems insipid to a vulgar taste.

What I like in a good author is not what he says but what he whispers.

Style is a magic wand, and turns everything to gold that it touches.

Wisdom is a teacher, God is its professor.The wise are His students, life is His rod, and eternal life is our reward.

At the end of the day it’s not ‘what looks good’ that matters, it’s ‘what feels’ good.

I don't just try to be funny.

Disciples do owe their masters only a temporary belief, and a suspension of their own judgment till they be fully instructed.

I have only to let myself go! So I have said all my life, yet I have never fully done it.

As an actor and director, you have to take risks, even though I don't like saying that word. You can make a mistake.

Money was never the motivation. It never should be in sports.

I have a zillion bottles of hot sauce. I love Trader Joe's jalapeno. The whole right side of my fridge is filled with hot sauce.

I think every person's parents teach them a lot and also mess them up royally.

The poetry of country music will survive.