McDonalds in Tokyo is a terrible revenge for Pearl Harbor.

It is not true that we have only one life to live; if we can read, we can live as many more lives and as many kinds of lives as we wish.

We should keep [the Panama Canal]. After all, we stole it fair and square.

It is the individual who knows how little they know about themselves who stands the most reasonable chance of finding out something about themselves before they die.

Learning to write is learning to think. You don't know anything clearly unless you can state it in writing.

In a very real sense, people who have read good literature have lived more than people who cannot or will not read.

The meanings of words are not in the words, they are in us.

Language is a unifying instrument which binds people together. When people speak one language they become as one, they become a society.

Bilingualism for the individual is fine, but not for a country.

Good teachers never say anything. What they do is create the conditions under which learning takes place.

You guys are both saying the same thing. The only reason you're arguing is because you're using different words.

The world was full of forces you couldn't fight against which suddenly loomed up and aimed a crushing blow at you.

Inspiration is enough to give expression to the tone in singing, especially when the song is without words.

My childhood was absolutely the worst place I've ever been," "It was terrible.

I'm in favour of politicians having extra-marital relationships. Oh yeah. It makes them more understanding of the flaws that the rest of us have.

Death opens unknown doors. It is most grand to die.

Some people are probably saner. They're good performers, and they go about their day. I just get obsessive about it.

I'm not a pop song lyric writer. I can't just focus on one simple meaning or even a double entendre.

I'm not a big fan of romantic comedies, believe it or not...

You see how it is, my dear friends. There's no pleasing everyone. It's hopeless to even try, and the more you play the peacemaker, the less peaceful things become.

To dare to be aware of the facts of the universe in which we are existing calls for courage.