Wit is that which has been often thought, but never before was well expressed.

Cucumber should be well sliced, dressed with pepper and vinegar, and then thrown out.

The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good.

Curiosity is one of the most permanent and certain characteristics of a vigorous intellect.

Kindness is in our power, even when fondness is not.

When a man knows he is to be hanged in a fortnight, it concentrates his mind wonderfully.

Classical quotation is the parole of literary men all over the world.

A man who uses a great many words to express his meaning is like a bad marksman who, instead of aiming a single stone at an object, takes up a handful and throws at it in hopes he may hit.

There are minds so impatient of inferiority that their gratitude is a species of revenge, and they return benefits, not because recompense is a pleasure, but because obligation is a pain.

When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is in London all that life can afford.

He who has so little knowledge of human nature as to seek happiness by changing anything but his own disposition will waste his life in fruitless efforts.

Every night, I have to read a book, so that my mind will stop thinking about things that I stress about.

If you can make people understand why freedom is so important through the arts, that would be a big help.

Being around Lily Tomlin has been great, how she treats people, how she handles herself, how she goes about interpreting her character or deciding how the comedy should work.

No golfer ever gets so consistently good that he can't use some constructive advice. No matter how many trophies he may win, he can't analyze and remedy his own faults.

I look for the consensus because the consensus drives the policy into new places.

Every time a baseball player grabs his crotch, it makes him spit. That's why you should never date a baseball player.

In a lethal world, poetry is necessary for survival.

If you design communities for automobiles, you get more automobiles. If you design them for people, you get walkable, livable communities.

Our actions will be at measured pace given the current market turmoil.

If the losses don't hurt, your financial survival is tenuous.