The novelists of the nineteeth century had all the luck. They had a huge and easily pleased public and the world they surveyed had every appearance of permanence.

Someone has somewhere commented on the fact that millions long for immortality who don't know what to do with themselves on a rainy Sunday afternoon.

He talked with more claret than clarity

Boredom comes simply from ignorance and lack of imagination.

All dogs seem to be great linguists, according to their owners. They always understand every word that's said to them.

One's own troubles can be borne with fortitude; only a monster of indifference can bear the sufferings of others with fortitude.

Crises have a way of thrusting into the limelight hitherto obscure persons, and giving them, for a long or short period, a leading role.

... millions long for immortality who don't know what to do with themselves on a rainy Sunday afternoon.

It was never built for the comfort and happiness of its citizens, but to astonish the world.

Millions long for immortality who do not know what to do with themselves on a rainy Sunday afternoon.

Millions long for immortality who don't know what to do with themselves on a rainy Sunday afternoon.

The Harvester was the rustling of autumn leaves, there one minute, gone the next.

Our children want more than presents, that want our PRESENCE.

As you ripen, you’ll notice that time is the weirdest thing in the world, that these surprises are relentless, and that getting older is not a stroll but an ambush.

If I'm not working, I'm not happy. That's it. That's the prerequisite for me for happiness.

There will be hunters and hunted, winners and losers. What counts in global competition is the right strategy and success.

Tear thyself from delay.

We want to be proud of our work and make sure it's worth the talent of the animators, who spent four years of their love, sweat and tears on it.

it is really astonishing how few colors are inharmonious when they are profusely massed and have green for a background.

Enjoy the time you have with your friends & family. That doesn't mean spend money you don't have on them. It means enjoy your time with them.

Vietnam was really an idealistic thing to stop the spread of communism, which, incidentally, it did. It was a pretty costly way to do it, but it achieved its goal.