Some people's affability is more deadly than the violence of coarser souls.

A dog reflects the family life. Whoever saw a frisky dog in a gloomy family, or a sad dog in a happy one? Snarling people have snarling dogs, dangerous people have dangerous ones.

Mediocrity knows nothing higher than itself, but talent instantly recognizes genius.

Where there is no imagination there is no horror.

The world is full of obvious things which nobody by any chance ever observes.

It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data. Insensibly one begins to twist facts to suit theories, instead of theories to suit facts.

It has long been an axiom of mine that the little things are infinitely the most important.

Life is infinitely stranger than anything which the mind of man could invent.

I consider that a man's brain originally is like a little empty attic, and you have to stock it with such furniture as you choose.

London, that great cesspool into which all the loungers and idlers of the Empire are irresistibly drained.

When the impossible has been eliminated, all that remains no matter how improbable is possible.

Do not raise your children the way your parents raised you

We are not saved by good deeds

For the most part people went about their business with an entirely irresponsible confidence in the stability of the universe.

You know, as director of the CIA, I got an awful lot of intelligence about all the horrible things that could go on across the world.

I stand by what I write and follow through on what I write.

I don’t want to be on display like an animal in a zoo.

I love to do Pilates, boxing and even just going on a run. I do cardio twice a week as it's important for people who want to eat lots like me! I do Pilates ones a week.

By God's help, and the intelligent use of their own strong right arms they could accomplish great things.

When you get old, everything is hurting. When I get up in the morning, it sounds like I'm making popcorn.

Life itself is pretty funny when you realize how absurd it can be.