Jimmy was in a league of his own when it came to puerile, half-pissed badinage.

The old agility was still present and the passion was undeniable, but it was the wobbling of the gut, the puffing of the cheeks and the profuse sweating that lent the performance its true magic.

Read. Read.

Happiness does not come from receiving

The typical Westerner wishes to be the cause of as many changes as possible in his environment; the typical Chinaman wishes to enjoy as much and as delicately as possible.

We are not afraid to be entertainers.

Congress is unable to do the work of the American people because too many politicians believe that compromise means capitulation.

Any idea seriously entertained tends to bring about the realization of itself.

A rough should have high grass. When you go bowling they don't give you anything for landing in the gutter, do they?

God bless my father, but he always spoke in this continental, literary accent, probably because he was a professor of comparative literature and he made the decision to speak with distinction.

Age has extremely little to do with anything that matters. The difference between one age and another is, as a rule, enormously exaggerated.

I wonder can I carry on with the speed of the world without you in it.