The opportunity to lecture had restored my good humor.

When emotion supersedes reason ... gullibility must follow.

No woman really wants a man to carry her off; she only wants him to want to do it.

Dogs can be made to feel guilty about anything, including the sins of their owners. Cats refuse to take the blame for anything - including their own sins.

there is nothing like a garden to rest the soul.

The only way to do it is to do it: by writing, writing, writing.

I knew the answer, and--of course--so did Ramses. He has superb breath control and always gets in ahead of me.

Noble causes have a deplorable effect on the morals of the persons who espouse them.

A man asking for help ought to at least give directions.

Cats always made up to the people who hated them the most. Depending on how you chose to look at it, it was a touching manifestation of trust, or a malicious pleasure in human discomfort.

Martyrdom is often the result of excessive gullibility.

The world sees you for what you are, but the universe sees you for what you can be.

I met Jack Kennedy in November, 1946. We were both war heroes, and both of us had just been elected to Congress.

When our feet talk to us, we listen.

A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself.

God has given you every thing you need to reach every person you need to reach.

I come out of real life.

Nothing dumb ever starts out stupid.

You can either be a vain movie star, or you can try to shed some light on different aspects of the human condition.

Just like a script, you need to keep a business plan to yourself.

You can't reduce poverty in a vacuum. You are doing it in an environment.