The introduction of cooking may well have been the decisive factor in leading man from a primarily animal existence into one that was more fully human.

...many of the officials, courtiers, and priests, representing the upper class of Egyptian society but not the royalty, looked strikingly like modern Europeans, especially long-headed ones

Imitation is human intelligence in its most dynamic aspect.

Tightness takes more energy than the letting go.

People make such a big deal about looks, but after a while, when you know someone, you don't even notice anymore.

My father was ruined by hard drink - he sat on an icicle.

People think it's funny when a dumb person can't do things the same way they can.

The unions may continue to decline, but if they do, it'll be their fault.

Well, I'm a professional.

I couldn't tell you what I am going to do next 'cause I have no idea, but I am open to anything.

No one really understands a family but the people in it and even they each understand it differently.

I value those artists who embody the expression of their life.