Longevity is having a chronic disease - and taking care of it.

A mind that is stretched by a new experience can never go back to its old dimensions.

Success. Is not the position where you are standing, but which direction you are going.

This is a court of law, not a court of justice.

My right to swing my fist ends where your nose begins.

I like to pay taxes. With them, I buy civilization.

Three generations of imbeciles are enough.

The life of the law has not been logic; it has been experience.

Certitude is not the test of certainty.

People talk fundamentals and superlatives and then make some changes of detail.

Fame is the scentless sunflower, with gaudy crown of gold; But friendship is the rose, with sweets in every fold.

... every monarch needs a blow on the head, from time to time.

Thank you, " I said bravely, dropping the syllables cleanly, like marbles, and secretly full of the most pathetic pride imaginable. I had spoken to strangers.

You'll find out when you reach the top, you're on the bottom.

I think people are always looking for a good comedy.

We have severely underestimated the Russians, the extent of the country and the treachery of the climate. This is the revenge of reality.

Humour breaks down boundaries, it topples our self-importance, it connects people, and because it engages and entertains, it ultimately enlightens.

If you think your best days are behind you, they are. If you think your best days are ahead of you, they are.

Self-reform is the only kind that works.

Facts are true whether or not you believe them.

It's kind of fun to listen to Christians who say: I'm a New Testament Christian. What other kind of Christian is there?