My experience of ships is that on them one makes an interesting discovery about the world. One finds one can do without it completely.

The English are polite by telling lies. The Americans are polite by telling the truth.

With sociology one can do anything and call it work

I've often thought that my scruples about stealing books were the only thing that stood in the way of my being a really great scholar.

Culture is a way of coping with the world by defining it in detail.

You Liberals think that goats are just sheep from broken homes.

Here we have a saying: a good friend is someone who visits you when you are in prison. But a really good friend is someone who comes to hear your lectures.

If God had been a liberal, we wouldn't have had the Ten Commandments - we'd have the Ten Suggestions.

English history is all about men liking their fathers, and American history is all about men hating their fathers and trying to burn down everything they ever did.

On many American campuses the only qualification for admission was the ability actually to find the campus and then discover a parking space.

Marriage is the most advanced form of warfare in the modern world.

You have peace, when you make it with yourself.

Not grace, or zeal, love only was my call, And if I lose thy love, I lose my all.

The truth is, I need 10 lifetimes to scratch the surface of the things I'd love to do.

I take from people all the time. I didn't ever go to acting classes or anything. You can just watch people.

In fact, I love singing. I just have a small problem with pitch, tune, melody, and lyrics. But that's never stopped me.

My father was somewhat to the right of Genghis Khan.

I don't feel there is any spiritual or metaphysical justification for turning our backs on human suffering.

Anybody who cannot learn to hear by feeling will not go very far in church.

Fame is a jealous mistress And will brook no rival.

I tell you of all history the most beautiful product is the family tie.