War is just to those to whom war is necessary.

Rome has grown since its humble beginnings that it is now overwhelmed by its own greatness.

The populace is like the sea motionless in itself, but stirred by every wind, even the lightest breeze.

Men are slower to recognize blessings than evils.

A fraudulent intent, however carefully concealed at the outset, will generally, in the end, betray itself.

Adversity makes men remember God.

There is always more spirit in attack than in defence.

Shared danger is the strongest of bonds; it will keep men united in spite of mutual dislike and suspicion.

The old Romans all wished to have a king over them because they had not yet tasted the sweetness of freedom.

There is nothing worse than being ashamed of parsimony or poverty.

Great contests generally excite great animosities.

Knowledge as such can never be worthless.

My nerves did a jitter dance,

I will never know you well enough. I will always want more.

While there is an attempt by the Trump people to say that California isn't really America. California certainly seems like America to me.

I've read a lot of bad books. I used to review books for a living, and when you're a reviewer you read tons of terrible books.

The commercial music video industry is very hard to break into, and until you break in, that first job is the hardest thing in the world to get.

I like chocolate. I don’t eat it, but I like the smell of it. People can drink with their eyes; I can eat with my nose. I would love to have a perfume based on chocolate.

Nobody cares if you're an idiot, as long as you're a useful one.

I've seen [Lalla Ward] episodes of "Doctor Who." They're good, at least partly because the scripts were written by Douglas Adams.

Sensibility of mind is indeed the parent of every virtue, but it is the parent of much misery, too.