Picking other people's brains is an art worth cultivating.

You may not be able to change the world, but at least you can embarrass the guilty.

Gracious dying is a huge, macabre and expensive joke on the American public.

[On the United States:] A nation which does not appreciate that the simple elocution exercise 'Merry Mary married hairy Harry' contains not one but three vowel sounds.

Objectivity? I've always had an objective.

Things on the whole are much faster in America; people don't 'stand for election', they 'run for office.'

Enemies are, to me, as important as friends in my life, and when they die I mourn their passing.

The character and mentality of the keepers may be of more importance in understanding prisons than the character and mentality of the kept.

I have nothing against undertakers personally. It's just that I wouldn't want one to bury my sister.

Growing up in the English countryside seemed an interminable process. Freezing winter gave way to frosty spring, which in turn merged into chilly summer-but nothing ever, ever happened.

Society created the prison in its own image; will history, with its penchant for paradox, reverse those roles?

May the peace of God be with all people.

Baby is baby.

There are a number of teams that would become vastly improved with Drew Bledsoe.

Most people engage in activities that are tension-relieving rather than goal-achieving.

One hundred only, Lord Earl. But judge us not by our number. Rather, watch the numbers of dead we leave behind.

There is no glory in battle worth the blood it costs.

Being patient, feeling comfortable, taking my walks-that's part of my game.

Louisiana has the best food on the planet if you don't really ask too much about what you're eating.

Forgetting is something that time takes care of, but forgiveness is an act of volition, and only the sufferer is qualified to make the decision.

Every girl should have this-the little black book for career success!