It was hate at first sight, clean, pure and strong as grain alcohol.

When emotion supersedes reason ... gullibility must follow.

No woman really wants a man to carry her off; she only wants him to want to do it.

Dogs can be made to feel guilty about anything, including the sins of their owners. Cats refuse to take the blame for anything - including their own sins.

there is nothing like a garden to rest the soul.

The only way to do it is to do it: by writing, writing, writing.

I knew the answer, and--of course--so did Ramses. He has superb breath control and always gets in ahead of me.

Noble causes have a deplorable effect on the morals of the persons who espouse them.

A man asking for help ought to at least give directions.

Cats always made up to the people who hated them the most. Depending on how you chose to look at it, it was a touching manifestation of trust, or a malicious pleasure in human discomfort.

Martyrdom is often the result of excessive gullibility.

Knowledge comes from curiosity wisdom comes from experience.

You can conquer any challenge with daring faith and hope.

You have to conquer every obstacle to realize the goal.

The conservative revival cannot be dismissed.

The life of man is of no greater importance to the universe than that of an oyster.

Money is always there but the pockets change; it is not in the same pockets after a change, and that is all there is to say about money.

Acting is my true love. I would like to have been a serious actor, and I plan to in the next life. I'm gonna be Meryl Streep Rivers.

I got into a few games after they were hopelessly won or hopelessly lost, you know, when they put the substitutes in, and finally the water boy, and then me. That is the way it worked.

You have to be open to everything.

When German companies take over firms in India, it is seen as normal. When an Indian buys one or two firms in Germany, that is something special.