Customs tell a man who he is, where he belongs, what he must do. Better illogical customs than none; men cannot live together without them.

If a grasshopper tries to fight a lawnmower, one may admire his courage but not his judgement.

Love is that condition in which the happiness of another person is essential to your own.

You can sway a thousand men by appealing to their prejudices quicker than you can convince one man by logic.

Never underestimate the power of human stupidity.

Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea.

I never learned from a man who agreed with me.

A generation which ignores history has no past — and no future.

Don't ever become a pessimist... a pessimist is correct oftener than an optimist, but an optimist has more fun, and neither can stop the march of events.

May you live as long as you wish and love as long as you live.

It is a truism that almost any sect, cult, or religion will legislate its creed into law if it acquires the political power to do so.

In your pursuit of your passions, always be young. In your relationship with others, always be grown-up. Set a standard, and stay faithful to it.

I have my own style that happens to be different from everyone else in Hollywood. My inspiration is me.

So long as it doesn't get to the point where you don't remember whose opera you're listening to, I'm willing to experiment.

Our cruel and unrelenting enemy leaves us only the choice of brave resistance, or the most abject submission. We have, therefore, to resolve to conquer or die.

You are never giving, nor can you ever give, enough service.

Bologna girl, that's me.

A good creative-writing teacher can save a good writer a lot of time.

Caesar broke the law when he crossed the Rubicon," Frank said. "Great leaders have to think out side the box sometimes.

I want you too much. I want you with me, in my life, in my bed. If i can have that, nothing else matters.

The fox condemns the trap, not himself.