I am not a grammarian. Maybe my style is eccentric.

The world is grand, awfully big and astonishingly beautiful, frequently thrilling.

I actually turned down an opportunity for a private interview with Adolph Hitler.

My children have no prejudices at all. My own brother-in-law is Jewish!

I think sometimes it is more important to be gracious than to win

Why can't I be the adorable one?

I don't need a psychiatrist. I'm Catholic.

Sodomy is in the Bible, to be read in churches. I wouldn't rule it out of Mr. Bruce's act if he cares to comment on it

Lenny Bruce is a very moral man trying to improve the world and trying to make audiences think

Im off to race around the world - a race against time and two men. I know I can beat time. I hope I can beat the men.

Doorman - a genius who can open the door of your car with one hand, help you in with the other, and still have one left for the tip.

Mediocrity in life is acceptable only when one excels at it.

I dream a lot, in colour and in sound and scent. Quite a few of my stories have come from dreams.

Cultivating inner discipline is something that takes time; expecting rapid results is simply a sign of impatience.

My hand does the work and I dont have to think; in fact, were I to think, it would stop the flow. Its like a dam in the brain that bursts.

I don't believe it is in the state's interest to industrialize our ridge lines.

The power of taxing people and their property is essential to the very existence of government.

This is what a city is, bits and pieces that supplement each other and support each other.

If your concentration is getting bad, take up bass fishing. It will really improve your ability to focus. If you aren't ready when that fish hits, you can't set the hook.

Conviction is the conscience of intellect.

Every time you wake up and ask yourself, What good things am I going to do today?, remember that when the sun goes down at sunset, it will take a part of your life with it.