Oh, believe me. The greatest egos are those which are too egotistical to show just how egotistical they are.

Religion is a way of walking, not a way of talking.

It takes strong men and women to love ... people strong enough inside themselves to love ... without humiliation.

From beasts we scorn as soulless, In forest, field and den, The cry goes up to witness The soulessness of men

The fact is that Americans are not a thoughtful people; they are too busy to stop and question their values.

Literature flourishes best when it is half a trade and half an art.

I have a tendency, after a play of mine is produced, to look back on it disparagingly, seeing only its faults; before production, I see only its virtues.

I been talkin' with my buddy, and he thinks I'm virgin enough fer the two of us.

Of all tyrannies a country can suffer, the worst is the tyranny of the majority.

What is a socialist? One who has yearnings To share equal profits from unequal earnings.

Oh, yes. I'm terribly smart. Wouldn't it have been nice... to be intelligent?

The best-laid plans can fail for the lack of proper execution.

There are two things that govern life.It is Positivity and Negativity.You can see life with a Positive eye or drag yourself into a Negative Action.

They were both sad that their love had died, but they agreed that there was nothing they could do about it. They would just have to part.

Everybody can see that my swing is homegrown. That means everybody has a chance to do it.

Everybody started calling my music rock and roll, but it wasn't anything but the same rhythm and blues I'd been playing down in New Orleans.

The outer conditions of a person's life will always be found to reflect their inner beliefs.

Strive for excellence, not perfection, because we don't live in a perfect world.

It is absolutely impossible to transcend the laws of nature. What can change in historically different circumstances is only the form in which these laws expose themselves.

Moderation in all things is best, but it's pretty hard to get excited about it.

Liev cares about a lot things. Israel is one of them. We had the good fortune of going there a couple of years ago. To share that experience with him was a great pleasure.