The function of music is to release us from the boredom of existence.

Being well-dressed gives a feeling of inward tranquility which psychoanalysis is powerless to bestow.

Unhappiness lies in that gap between our talents and our expectations.

A woman is supposed to have curves like an old Bentley, not like some old bike.

Self-pity is the most destructive of all narcotics.

I am not an intellectual. An intellectual is someone who looks at a sausage and thinks of Picasso, whereas I just say 'pass the mustard'.

People either hate me or dislike me - but I realized that people aren't against you, they are for themselves. We're all prejudiced in favor of ourselves.

The problem I've got is that I really, really like drugs. I love everything about them. It is horrific being sober all the time-utterly awful.

One of the many troubles of growing older is that it gets progressively harder to find a famous historical figure who hadn't yet amounted to anything by the time he was your age.

People are obsessed by happiness, but there are a lot of other invigorating experiences available.

But really death seems the least awful thing that can happen to someone

Sometimes our fantasies are better than our realities.

If you accept the situation, you will find strength for strategic adaptation.

Not new but so true:"It's nice to be important but it's more important to be nice.

She told her secret love, not me, i could’nt speak, i smiled.

So tel me, Mr. Science Journalist, do you still doubt the existence of miracles?""I just told you. You're my miracle.

I hope that the residents of my current district - from Quincy to Provincetown and the Islands - know that their well-being is my primary concern and nothing changes that.

Your deepest pain will be your most Glorious Blessing.

When things are said and done, I always want to be remembered as a great teammate and a great player.

I learned how to play against players better than me.

An 'unintended pregnancy' could be a wonderful surprise, not planned but welcome. Why should the government be in the business of 'preventing' a surprising but welcome pregnancy