My wife and I just started listening to the late Beethoven Quartets together, an activity I recommend for all married couples, but that doesn't really mean that I'm finished reading.

Whoever called snooker "chess with balls" was rude, but right.

Snooker is just chess with balls.

Common sense and a sense of humor are the same thing, moving at different speeds. A sense of humor is just common sense, dancing.

The British secret service was staffed at one point almost entirely by alcoholic homosexuals working for the KGB

A sceptic finds Dallas absurd. A cynic thinks the public doesn't

It is only when they go wrong that machines remind you how powerful they are.

A life without fame can be a good life, but fame without a life is no life at all.

Fiction is life with the dull bits left out.

Disco dancing is just the steady thump of a giant moron knocking in an endless nail.

They had a... dog called Bluey. A know psychopath, Bluey would attack himself if nothing else was available.

LEADERSHIP is your org chart turned upside down.

If you don't mind them and accept that they don't like you, you'll see that you won't return the negativity.

I read the script for Wonder Boys, and I said that was almost perfect, it was so classy, cool and funny. It's a really specific thing. We stuck to it, it turned out good and a lot of people liked it.

Bombing, particularly from the perspective of the receiving end, is not 'communication.' Bombs result in death and destruction.

The circuit training program along with a healthy clean diet is the way to excellent results.

To think that the ruler of the universe will run to my assistance and bend the laws of nature for me is the height of arrogance.

When I think about it, if I had to choose, I'd rather be happy than write.

Old friends are best. King James used to call for his old shoes; they were the easiest for his feet.

You fuel your life with trust and love instead of fear and doubt.

I'm happiest when I'm working. If I'm not working, I feel like I'm wasting my time.