Penicillin cures, but wine makes people happy.

The unprepared mind cannot see the outstretched hand of opportunity.

One sometimes finds what one is not looking for.

Nature makes penicillin; I just found it.

It is the lone worker who makes the first advance in a subject: the details may be worked out by a team, but the prime idea is due to the enterprise, thought, and perception of an individual.

(The discovery of penicillin) was a triumph of accident, a fortunate occurrence which happened while I was working on a purely academic bacteriological problem.

Suggested remedy for the common cold: A good gulp of whiskey at bedtime-it's not very scientific, but it helps.

Penicillin sat on a shelf for ten years while I was called a quack.

If penicillin can cure those that are ill, Spanish sherry can bring the dead back to life.

Your soul has a resiliency and a capacity to endure suffering that is beyond anything you can imagine.

Observe, Remember, Compare.

I've been gone for a long time. I really want to give the fans something that they deserve to have. So, I'm working really hard on this. I really want to make it the best work I've done so far.

The only thing nicer than a phone that didn't ring all the time (or indeed at all) was six phones that didn't ring all the time (or indeed at all).

No matter how tough the chase is, you should always have the dream you saw on the first day. It'll keep you motivated and rescue you (from any weak thoughts).

When it comes to stand-up, people feel this need to voice their objection through groaning or being offended. It's really irritating... I mean I love what I do, but that's the irritating side of it.

I am sarcastic and dry, but I also have a pretty huge zest for life.

I’m here to build something for the long-term. Anything else is a distraction.

Finally, good sense is the body of poetic genius, fancy its drapery, motion its life, and imagination the soul that is everywhere and in each; and forms all into one graceful and intelligent whole.

My favorite thing in life is writing about life, specifically the parts of life concerning love. Because as far as I’m concerned, love is absolutely everything.