The spirit of Columbus hovers over us to-day.

The enjoyment of life would be instantly gone if you removed the possibility of doing something.

A pessimist is a man who thinks all women are bad. An optimist is a man who hopes they are.

It is a pity that instead of the Pilgrim Fathers landing on Plymouth Rock, Plymouth Rock had not landed on the Pilgrim Fathers.

The first step towards getting somewhere is to decide that you are not going to stay where you are.

If you will refrain from telling any lies about the Republican Party, I'lll promise not to tell the truth about the Democrats.

As for food, half of my friends have dug their graves with their teeth.

The walk downstairs to the breakfast table is excercise enough for any gentleman.

The government of the United States is and always has been a lawyer's government.

There have been many Presidents of the United States and the roll will be indefinitely extended. We have had a number of brilliant soldiers, but only one great general.

"What is the most beautiful word in the language?" The elderly lawyer quickly replied: "Home."

Nature is often hidden, sometimes overcome, seldom extinguished.

Am I as admirable as that ant?

The one good thing about 'chaos' is that you are so busy dealing with lifes shit, you have no time to think about how petty these'Life Changing Issues' are.

I've had bad luck with both my wives. The first divorced me and the second won't.

It is good to learn from the ancients. I'm a bit of an ancient myself. They had a lot of time to think about architecture and landscape.

Besides the fact that I make movies, there's nothing interesting about my life at all, unfortunately.

For example, I noticed that every single kid in the high school in 'The Death-Ray' is based on somebody I went to high school with.

We build our temples for tomorrow, strong as we know how, and we stand on top of the mountain, free within ourselves.

When I was discharged, I attended the University of Paris and met a beautiful Parisian girl, Janine. We soon married and eventually returned to the States.

It is a law of human nature that in victory even the coward may boast of his prowess, while defeat injures the reputation even of the brave.