The discovery that the universe has no purpose need not prevent a human being from having one.

Life is always at some turning point.

It is a myth, not a mandate, a fable not a logic, a symbol rather than reason by which men are moved.

The best test of the quality of a civilization is the quality of its leisure.

Sophistication demands honesty; it does not require ill temper.

The contemporary hero, the mythical pattern in the imitation of whom we would live, remains as yet undefined. We have no hero; what is more to the point, we suspect hero worship.

Many of our newly smart would rather be found murdering their children than being kind to their parents. They would prefer to be damned for rudeness than to be snickered at for courtesy.

The outlook for our country lies in the quality of its idleness.

God may still be in His Heaven, but there is more than sufficient evidence that all is not right with the world.

To the modern spirit, disillusioned, or at least unillusioned, the great evil to be avoided is sentimentality.

By the year 1982 the graduated income tax will have practically abolished major differences in wealth.

Long time ago I had this thing called hope, but like I said it was long ago

Anne tried to bite her tongue, but she was finding her mouth bloody too often.

My staff was very excited for Brisvegas. When I arrived, they advised I needed some XXXX.

I didn't even have a computer until like 10 years ago. I was still using a typewriter until 2002.

I loved being in Trainspotting and having to dive into the filthiest toilet in Scotland.

I never felt I would get to the stage where I would to have to actively think about retiring from international football as I always thought it would pass me by.

Now I have a cat. Well, that's not quite accurate. A cat and I have each other.

I used to just sign papers and not pay no attention to what I'm signing.

I'm sorry, dead people generally vote for Democrats rather than Republicans.

The words, when they came to my heart, were so gentle, and familiar -- and so very sad: What is this you have done?