The brain can be hoodwinked but not the stomach.

[A] pessimist gets nothing but pleasant surprises, an optimist nothing but unpleasant.

The only thing I want is something I can't have; and that is to know if, 100 years from now, people will still buy my books.

I have a strong moral sense - by my standards.

Nothing is more admirable than the fortitude with which millionaires tolerate the disadvantages of their wealth.

Measure your minds height by the shadow it casts.

Being broke is not a disgrace, it is only a catastrophe.

Every Sherlock Holmes story has at least one marvelous scene.

Sarcasm is not the rapier of wit its wielders seem to believe it to be, but merely a club: it may, by dint of brute force, occasionally raise bruises, but it never cuts or pierces.

The more you put in your brain, the more it will hold - if you have one.

I don't approve of open fires. You can't think, or talk or even make love in front of a fireplace. All you can do is stare at it.

Time heals all wounds

He who whets his steel, whets his courage

Perhaps there are just some things you leave behind when you choose a new life.

I am happy to see that, increasingly, people care about farm workers. There is tremendous interest in where and how our food is grown.

I don't really make decisions, I go with the flow.

Humans are the worst control system to put in front of a car.

I hate being immobile.

I'm studying Kabbalah, which is really the essence of Jewish spirituality.

No amount of intelligence can save you from stupidity.

I did a 'Love Boat!' And based on my trip on the 'Love Boat,' I said, 'I'd just as soon not do 'Fantasy Island.''