One of the best things about marriage is that it gets young people to bed at a decent hour.

Defeat is worse than death because you live with defeat.

At the end of the day, no matter how well you score, you've got to be able to stop people

Foods are like men: some are good, some are bad, and some are okay only in small doses. But most should be tried at least once.

A great disaster had befallen Russia: Men have forgotten God; that's why all this has happened.

That which is painful sharpens one's love.

I think temperament is my single greatest asset.

What appealed to me about the whole production is how big it is. I don't do musicals because I don't sing very well. But this is the biggest stage thing I'll do that's not a musical.

I think ... that things are a little bit up for grabs right now.

Base not your joy on the deeds of others. For what has been given can be taken away.

People expect too much. People who expect heaven always fall into hell - that is the law. Expect heaven and hell is certain. Don't expect heaven and there will never be any hell.

Liberals don't believe that ordinary people can do extraordinary things. If they promoted that, there'd be no need for liberalism.

Small things done consistently, though undramatic, yield more than the large and sporadic.