Plato had defined Man as an animal, biped and featherless, and was applauded. Diogenes plucked a fowl and brought it into the lecture-room with the words, "Behold Plato's man!"

He has the most who is most content with the least.

We have two ears and one tongue so that we would listen more and talk less.

I pissed on the man who called me a dog. Why was he so surprised?

In a rich man's house there is no place to spit but his face.

I am Diogenes the Dog. I nuzzle the kind, bark at the greedy and bite scoundrels.

He lit a lamp in broad daylight and said, as he went about, "I am looking for a human."

It is not that I am mad, it is only that my head is different from yours.

I am not an Athenian or a Greek, but a citizen of the world.

One original thought is worth a thousand mindless quotings

Education gives sobriety to the young, comfort to the old, riches to the poor and is an ornament to the rich.

When you wholeheartedly adopt a "with all your heart" attitude and go all out with the positive principle you can do incredible things.

To God your every Want In instant Prayer display Pray always Pray and never faint Pray without ceasing Pray.

As Assistant Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs, a constant concern for me is having our veterans dragged into partisan politics.

This [the earthquake] was a very big influence on me, and the issue of life and death from then on does recur in my films.

It's hard to know at any stage whether a show is going to work or not. Every few years, a different trend comes along.

I can think of no greater disaster to this country than to have the voters of it divide upon religious lines.

First, in a love song, or any song for that matter, using a plastic word like "inhibitions" is just completely without feel or texture. It demonstrates a tin ear for communication.

The most loving thing to do is to share your bed with someone.

Diseases of the mind impair the bodily powers.