Maturity is a bitter disappointment for which no remedy exists, unless laughter could be said to remedy anything.

There is a tragic flaw in our precious constitution, and I don't know what can be done to fix it. This is it: Only nut cases want to be president.

Beware of the man who works hard to learn something, learns it, and finds himself no wiser than before.

Here is a lesson in creative writing. First rule: Do not use semicolons. They are transvestite hermaphrodites representing absolutely nothing. All they do is show you've been to college.

Being a Humanist means trying to behave decently without expectation of rewards or punishment after you are dead.

One of the few good things about modern times: If you die horribly on television, you will not have died in vain. You will have entertained us.

A purpose of human life, no matter who is controlling it, is to love whoever is around to be loved.

Here we are, trapped in the amber of the moment. There is no why.

Music is, to me, proof of the existence of God. It is so extraordinarily full of magic, and in tough times of my life I can listen to music and it makes such a difference.

Another flaw in the human character is that everybody wants to build and nobody wants to do maintenance.

We have to continually be jumping off cliffs and developing our wings on the way down.

God is not willing to do everything, and thus take away our free will and that share of glory which belongs to us.

Daily inspiration is uplifting to the spirit.

Creativity is admired only if it solves the problem.

This bank-note world.

Those who work much do not work hard.

It's so much baby and so much amniotic fluid, it's crazy. If we have a 10 pounder, pray for me!

Take yourself seriously but take yourself lightly.

I would wish my portraits to be of the people, not like them. Not having a look of the sitter, being them.

When you think about great teams, The Beatles and the Pythons immediately spring to mind. The Pythons were as much a part of their time as The Beatles.

Death is but crossing the world, as friends do the seas; they live in one another still.