... it takes a great deal to produce ennui in an Englishman and if you do, he only takes it as convincing proof that you are well-bred.

Bulldogs have been known to fall on their swords when confronted by my superior tenacity.

The people who say you are not facing reality actually mean that you are not facing their idea of reality

What I know about money, I learned the hard way – by having had it.

Identity is not found, the way Pharaoh's daughter found Moses in the bulrushes. Identity is built.

The important thing about human beings is not what they do, but why they do it.

In some circumstances, the refusal to be defeated is a refusal to be educated.

Every time I think I've touched bottom as far as boredom is concerned, new vistas of ennui open up.

The great disadvantage of being in a rat race is that it is humiliating. The competitors in a rat race are by definition rodents.

The English never smash in a face. They merely refrain from asking it to dinner.

He must have had a magnificent build before his stomach went in for a career of its own.

You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with.

I travel fairly lightly because you have to these days. I always take a laptop and an iPod so I can watch movies and listen to music. And my Gameboy. That's a good time-killer.

I think that with beauty, people jump to the end instead of starting from the beginning with a good lotion or prep.

The very idea of printing my diary has always struck me as completely superficial.

The essence of childhood, of course, is play.

If they think I'm going to stop at that stop sign, they're mistaken!

Going back to Baltimore is awesome because all my friends still live there and there's never a dull moment when you're hanging out with your high-school friends.

Harvest moon: around the pond I wander and the night is gone.

Excessive concern with religion seems to me a last resort for people who have been exhausted by life.

Never be afraid to learn. Have a good amount of resilience and enjoy the journey.