People who have reformed themselves has contributed their full share towards the reformation of their neighbor.

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.

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

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"?

To live a happy life. Learn to let go of all that stresses you. You were never in control anyway.

I keep saying that I had everything, but all I had was endless tomorrows.

How could this Y2K be a problem in a country where we have Intel and Microsoft?

Life is one darn thing after another.

If you are a leader, it is not possible to be at peace with all and friends with everyone.

James Dean taught me not to speed, River Phoenix taught me not to DO speed, and Marlon Brando taught me to slow down on the cheeseburgers.

The past of the soul is so distant! The soul does not live on the edge of time. It finds its rest in the universe imagined by reverie.

In writing, I shall always confine myself strictly to the truth, except when it is attended with inconvenience.

The blood weeps from my heart when I do shape, In forms imaginary, th' unguided days And rotten times that you shall look upon When I am sleeping with my ancestors.

It's because we are so flooded with American culture that we're startled when we see ourselves up there on the screen.