A man's idea in a game of cards is war, cruel, devastating, and pitiless. A lady's idea of it is a combination of larceny, embezzlement and burglary.

Trust everybody, but cut the cards.

A fanatic is a man that does what he thinks the Lord would do if He knew the facts of the case.

The past always looks better than it was; it's only pleasant because it isn't here.

Swearing was invented as a compromise between running away and fighting.

That is, no matther whether th' constitution follows th' flag or not, th' supreme coort follows th' iliction returns.

What is instinct? It is the natural tendency in one when filled with dismay to turn to his wife.

An appeal is when you ask one court to show its contempt for another court.

Most vegetarians look so much like the food they eat that they can be classified as cannibals.

I niver knew a pollytician to go wrong ontil he's been contaminated by contact with a business man.

Alcohol is necessary for a man so that he can have a good opinion of himself, undisturbed by the facts.

Sacrifice is a passion that unleashes everything away from us so that it can be drawn into everyone around us.

Through humor, you can soften some of the worst blows that life delivers. And once you find laughter, no matter how painful your situation might be, you can survive it.

And I would tell him, as we rise into the air, The curse is not that we cannot choose our Fates.The curse, the curse we all live under, is that we can.

Being exhausted is all part of the fun. I'm cool with it. I'm not going to wish that it would slow down.

I don't know what you could say about a day in which you have seen four beautiful sunsets.

I think long and hard about what it is I'm actually trying to do, and then I kind of have to narrow my focus into that. If I don't, I'm too all over the place.

The creation of a work of art, like an act of love, is our one small 'yes' at the center of a vast 'no.'

If you love getting gifts - and who doesn't - then why not accept, with gratitude, the greatest gift there is: the present moment.

Don't allow anyone to steal your joy.

What I need is to believe in myself again — for my faith has been greatly undermined; it seems to me my role is over.