The most difficult character in comedy is that of the fool and he must be no simpleton that plays that part.

Pray, look better, sir... those things yonder are no giants, but windmills.

Never stand begging for that which you have the power to earn.

In order to attain the impossible, one must attempt the absurd.

He who loses wealth loses much; he who loses a friend loses more; but he that loses his courage loses all.

How will he who does not know how to govern himself know how to govern others?

Three things too much, and three too little are pernicious to man; to speak much, and know little; to spend much, and have little; to presume much, and be worth little.

That one man scorned and covered with scars Still strove with his last ounce of courage To reach the unreachable star.

Too much sanity may be madness and the maddest of all, to see life as it is and not as it should be.

The wicked are always ungrateful.

Her father guarded her, and she guarded herself; for there are no padlocks, bolts, or bars, that secure a maiden better than her own reserve.

What you don't sweat out when you're young will turn into tears when you're old.

We put our flags in soil when we arrive, as if it now belongs to us and we know where we are.

In a broader sense, the rhythms of nature, large and small - the sounds of wind and water, the sounds of birds and insects - must inevitably find their analogues in music.

I started playing heavy-metal guitar because that's what I liked. And then I got into classical guitar because it was so technically complicated.

The universal basis of co-operation is the proportioning of benefits received to services rendered.

Well, I'm not here to live up to anyone else's expectations-I'm here to live up to mine.

Dogs want only love but cats demand worship.

I like to feel blonde all over.

I write scenes - often quite long scenes - mainly because I still get seduced into writing six lines where one and a half will do.

I am not Mr. Chairman. I am His Excellency, the President of Palestine.