Sundays in France have a different atmosphere to other days, with fewer phone calls, no postman, no delivery men and no one banging on the door.

Good manners make any man a pleasure to be with. Ask any woman.

Depending on the inflection, ah bon can express shock, disbelief, indifference, irritation, or joy - a remarkable achievment for two short words.

Best advice I've ever received: Finish.

I'd rather live precariously in my own office than comfortably in somebody else's.

The English kill their meat twice: once when they slaughter it and once when they cook it.

No matter what their background, the southern French are fascinated by food.

Nowadays, if you have a journey, albeit a simple one, you consider yourself lucky if nothing happens.

Why not make a daily pleasure out a daily necessity.

You don't like it when a French housewife gets mad at you. If she gets steam behind her, she is an unstoppable creature.

There is nothing like a comfortable adventure to put people in a good humor. . .

This is a matter of public health. The public was sick and tired of DeLay and his corruption.

Most people are in favor of change, as long as they can continue to do things the same as they always have.

When you fail by your own standards, it's a form of success.

She is an office girl, her name is Betty. Her favorite group is Helen Reddy.

I have not seen the National League enough to know.

Nothing is so uncertain or unpredictable as the feelings of a crowd.

The spirit of wrath - not the words - is the sin; and the spirit of wrath is cursing. We begin to swear before we can talk.

Many companies routinely do things that are not important. They fail to prioritize. They get involved with details that don't matter.

First of all, we must note that the universe is spherical.

Our rash faults Make trivial price of serious thing we have, Not knowing them until we know their grave.