We may not be the creme de la creme, but we are the creme de la scum.

There is always time for failure

To escape jury duty in England, wear a bowler hat and carry a copy of the Daily telegraph.

The shelf life of the modern hardback writer is somewhere between the milk and the yoghurt.

No brilliance is needed in the law. Nothing but common sense, and relatively clean finger nails.

All the flower children were as alike as a congress of accountants and about as interesting.

Never believe a rumour until you hear it officially denied.

We don't know much about the human conscience, except that it is soluble in alcohol.

The secret of good health and happiness is to have rather small illnesses throughout your life which you can rely on to stop you doing anything you don't want to do.

Hell must be a place where you are only allowed to read what you agree with.

I suppose that writers should, in a way, feel flattered by the censorship laws. They show a primitive fear and dread at the fearful magic of print.

You can be RELIGIOUS without being SPIRITUAL or You can be SPIRITUAL without being RELIGIOUS or Both It all depends on your Philosophy.

The artist should once and forever emancipate himself from the bondage of appearance.

Never fall in love?" "Always," said the count. "I am always in love.

If we think long term, we can accomplish things that we couldn't otherwise accomplish.

The key to success for everything in business, science and technology is never to follow the others.

Entire ignorance is not so terrible or extreme an evil, and is far from being the greatest of all.

Every actor wants more offers, but I get enough and I do like to be busy.

A touch of science, even bogus science, gives an edge to the superstitious tale.

I have realized that part of being Dauntless is being willing to make things more difficult for yourself in order to be self-sufficient.

Better conquest never canst thou make than arm thy constant and thy nobler parts against giddy, loose suggestions.