Never take a solemn oath. People think you mean it.

Distrust of authority should be the first civic duty.

To find a friend one must close one eye. To keep him...two.

A man who is stingy with saffron is capable of seducing his own grandmother.

A man can believe a considerable deal of rubbish, and yet go about his daily work in a rational and cheerful manner.

He talks about the Scylla of Atheism and the Charybdis of Christianity - a state of mind which, by the way, is not conducive to bold navigation.

You can tell the ideals of a nation by its advertisements.

If you want to see what children can do, you must stop giving them things.

Bouillabaisse is only good because cooked by the French, who, if they cared to try, could produce an excellent and nutritious substitute out of cigar stumps and empty matchboxes.

Why always "not yet"? Do flowers in spring say "not yet"?

Education is a state-controlled manufactory of echoes.

You can recover from any injury.

She felt like a creature born to reside on the bottom of the ocean floor, dark and flat and half-blind, slowly rising through the icy water to the glittering light above.

I want someone who can keep me on my toes, has a good sense of humor and a good heart.

My dad's great. He's my biggest supporter. He's always told me that whatever I choose to do, I can do it. I just gotta put my mind to it.

I believe that if we stop talking at one another and start talking with one another, we can get a lot done.

None thrives for long upon the happiest dream.

My rookie is manly, so manly, oh so manly his name is Derrick Bateman.

It happens sometimes that when someone has a camera, they change; sometimes they change for the better.

When the audience enjoys your performance, you feel like a magician who is doing magic. It's a great feeling!

Wake up meat head, don't pretend that you are dead.