The woman had a humble, cringing manner. Of course, she had discovered that, having neither money nor virtue, she had better be humble if she knew what was good for her.

Yes, I am sad, sad as a circus-lioness, sad as an eagle without wings, sad as a violin with only one string and that one broken, sad as a woman who is growing old. Sad, sad, sad.

You can pretend for a long time, but one day it all falls away and you are alone. We are alone in the most beautiful place in the world.

A room is, after all, a place where you hide from the wolves. That's all any room is.

The feeling of Sunday is the same everywhere, heavy, melancholy, standing still.

I am sad, sad as a circus-lioness.

I am the only real truth I know.

Now I no longer wish to be loved, beautiful, happy or successful. I want one thing and one thing only - to be left alone.

I've been so ridiculous all my life that a little bit more or a little bit less hardly matters now.

Love was a terrible thing. You poisoned it and stabbed at it and knocked it down into the mud - well down - and it got up and staggered on, bleeding and muddy and awful. Like - like Rasputin.

We can't all be happy, we can't all be rich, we can't all be lucky - and it would be so much less fun if we were... There must be the dark background to show up the bright colours.

Single ladies, the only thing we need to be rescued from is the notion that we need to be rescued.

Take time to deliberate, but when the time for action comes, stop thinking and go in.

Every nation in every region now has a decision to make. Either you are with us, or you are with the terrorists.

Never confuse sitting on your side with being on your side.

I never lose sight of the fact that just being is fun.

Check yourself before you wreck yourself.

I would like to go and dance in Palestine one day, with great pleasure, great pleasure.

What is love? two souls and one flesh; friendship? two bodies and one soul.

For the water animals, the ocean is like a garden; for the land animals, it is death and pain.

George Carlin is an influence on a generation. He made me want to do comedy.