There is no wisdom for a man without harmony, and without harmony there is no contemplation. Without contemplation there cannot be peace, and without peace can there be joy?

For when the mind becomes bound to a passion of the wandering senses, this passion carries away man's wisdom, even as the wind drives a vessel on the waves.

Babies are born without knee-caps.

Motherhood is... difficult and... rewarding.

Money, like vodka, turns a person into an eccentric.

I recently watched that Lucie Arnaz-produced documentary [Lucy and Desi: A Home Movie, 1992] about her parents [Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz], and I saw so much of my own childhood there.

Stoicism is the wisdom of madness and cynicism the madness of wisdom.

There is wishful thinking in Hell as well as on Earth.

Why is the King of Hearts the only one that hasn't a moustache?

I just want people to know that if they want to change the direction of the country, they can do it, but only if they're active, informed, and engaged.

When politics promote hate, it becomes a rule, and populist provocation becomes standard. It has been the same throughout the entire history of humanity.

A Pessimist sees the glass as half empty; A Cub Fan wonders when it's gonna spill.