It's no use trying to talk philosophy to our politicians. And I'm not a moral or political philosopher. I'm not interested in that.

Philosophers don't all believe that ethics is just based on intuition. That's just stupid! It's ignoramus!

Every intelligent being, whether it breathes or not, coughs nervously at some time in its life.

Hope is a gift we give ourselves in our darkest despair.

Nothing's better for art than a little old-fashioned suffering.

The truly noble heart sacrifices itself for others’ good, to defend the weak and the good against evil. To a heart like this, a heart devoted to chivalry, courage is a matter of form.

The waves lie on the beach

Let us spend one day as deliberately as Nature.

I've seen a lot of the United States, having stayed in so many different cities and towns for work.

Poetry is a kind of ingenious nonsense.

I think the media's the kind of thing where the truth doesn't win, because it's no fun. The truth's no fun.

Is anything wrong, dear? the old joke went. No, why? You moved. Just don't move.