The more intense the nature of a man, the more readily will he find meditation, and the more successfully will he practice it.

A man of honour should never forget what he is because he sees what others are.

A good liar must have a good memory.

When people talk of the freedom of writing, speaking or thinking I cannot choose but laugh. No such thing ever existed. No such thing now exists; but I hope it will exist. But it must be hundreds of years after you and I shall write and speak no more.

You sort of start thinking anything's possible if you've got enough nerve.

Anybody who watches three games of football in a row should be declared brain dead.

Tradition becomes our security, and when the mind is secure it is in decay.

Even if you are divine, you don't disdain male consorts.

Maybe you are searching among the branches, for what only appears in the roots.

If you never stop when you wave goodbye you just might find, if you give it time, you will wave hello again...

Being sober on a bus is, like, totally different than being drunk on a bus.

The bat thought I was giving him the kiss of life!

The idea is to write it so that people hear it and it slides through the brain and goes straight to the heart.

I may not be better than other people, but at least I'm different.

Learn to give, whether you have plenty or little, whether you are happy or in pain.

The day of individual happiness has passed

I have a simple philosophy. Fill what's empty. Empty what's full. And scratch where it itches.

To wear your heart on your sleeve isn't a very good plan; you should wear it inside, where it functions best.

I just want to retire before I go senile because if I don't retire before I go senile, then I'll do more damage than good at that point.

The word 'good' has many meanings. For example, if a man were to shoot his grandmother at a range of five hundred yards, I should call him a good shot, but not necessarily a good man.

Courage is being scared to death... and saddling up anyway.