Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel.

Cucumber should be well sliced, dressed with pepper and vinegar, and then thrown out.

The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good.

Curiosity is one of the most permanent and certain characteristics of a vigorous intellect.

Kindness is in our power, even when fondness is not.

When a man knows he is to be hanged in a fortnight, it concentrates his mind wonderfully.

Classical quotation is the parole of literary men all over the world.

A man who uses a great many words to express his meaning is like a bad marksman who, instead of aiming a single stone at an object, takes up a handful and throws at it in hopes he may hit.

There are minds so impatient of inferiority that their gratitude is a species of revenge, and they return benefits, not because recompense is a pleasure, but because obligation is a pain.

When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is in London all that life can afford.

He who has so little knowledge of human nature as to seek happiness by changing anything but his own disposition will waste his life in fruitless efforts.

My toe as a lethal weapon!

Philosophy asks the simple question: What is it all about?

I have never been shy about listening to the input of others and weighing it seriously.

Instantaneity is photography.

I think that all my albums are different enough where I don't feel like I did this the last time.

And Seattle isn't really crazy anymore. It's a big dot-com city.

There are three rules for running a business; fortunately, we don't know any of them.

Most important and most vulnerable of human emotions; Love.

Hungry Hungry Hippos is so depressing. You continuously chomp away at those balls and you are alone and it's your birthday.'

You'll never see a happy ungrateful person.