The ceiling on taxation of capital gains reflects the national belief that speculation is a more worthwhile way to make a living than work.

I never eat in a restaurant that's over a hundred feet off the ground and won't stand still.

Many Texas barbecue fanatics have a strong belief in the beneficial properties of accumulated grease.

The most remarkable thing about my mother is that for thirty years she served the family nothing but leftovers. The original meal has never been found.

The shelf life of the average trade book is somewhere between milk and yogurt.

As far as I'm concerned, 'whom' is a word that was invented to make everyone sound like a butler.

Perhaps we've time to have a look at the Number Thirty-One bus queue before we turn in.

I'm in favor of liberalizing immigration because of the effect it would have on restaurants. I'd let just about everybody in except the English.

Every good idea sooner or later degenerates into hard work.

Did you know that five out of three people have trouble with fractions.

I never did very well in math - I could never seem to persuade the teacher that I hadn't meant my answers literally.

The space between "Girl" and "Friend" is occupied by an infinite universe called ‪#‎FriendZone‬.It's a one way road. :P

Turning your back on nothing and walking away is not disloyal, it's self respect.

Those whom the gods love grow young.

In poverty and other misfortunes of life true friends are a sure refuge.

I think that the best guarantee for the Cypriot people to feel safe is the potential of a fair and sustainable solution.

The use we make of our fortune determines its sufficiency. A little is enough if used wisely, and too much if expended foolishly.

It was that depressing time in the early morning where the only people about were milkmen, police officers- and time travellers.

A car is a 2,000 pound projectile that can go 100 miles an hour.

If something happened, like engineers starting to quit, things would go downhill fast.

I don’t deny that there can be an element of escapism in mountaineering, but this should never overshadow its real essence, which is not escape but victory over your own human frailty.