Mankind are very odd creatures: one half censure what they practice, the other half practice what they censure; the rest always say and do as they ought.

A Penny Saved is a Penny Earned.

Well done is better than well said.

The doorstep to the temple of wisdom is a knowledge of our own ignorance.

You can do anything you set your mind to.

Never leave that till tomorrow which you can do today.

Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.

Beware of little expenses. A small leak will sink a great ship.

By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.

If you would know the value of money, go and try to borrow some.

War is when the government tells you who the bad guy is. Revolution is when you decide that for yourself.

Bullshit is the glue that binds us as a nation.

I suppose the advocates of unreason think that there is a better chance of profitably deceiving the populace if they keep it in a state of effervescence.

I remember Mick Jagger asking me 'hey, how do you guys feel about us coming over here and taking all the play from you guys?' I said 'Well, in a way, you have eliminated all my competition.

It's interesting, in the U.K., I'm known for doing comedy things, which often doesn't translate to the U.S.

The imagination is not the consolation people pretend. It can even be regarded as the admission of some sort of failure.

In a competitive society, the thing people fear the most is love.

I mean it was weird. But Phoenix watched us every night. But it's like they're not even a band, they're like a corporation. They bring a staff of like 40 people.

If the person who says they love you is unwilling to sacrifice for you it ain't love.

I try to write every day until the book is done, but the exact process depends on the story and its structure. Sometimes, if the story is more linear, I write it from beginning to end.

I loved Wimbledon and what it meant, but the surface felt uncomfortable. I just didn't like it, I was a hard-court guy, a Californian kid.