Time is a factor in all action. An imperfect scheme put into action at the proper time is better than a perfect one accomplished too late.

We owe to the Middle Ages the two worst inventions of humanity - romantic love and gunpowder.

Without a family, man, alone in the world, trembles with the cold.

The first recipe for happiness is: avoid too lengthy meditation on the past.

We can talk frankly about our defects only to those who recognise our qualities.

An artist must be a reactionary. He has to stand out against the tenor of the age and not go flopping along.

A happy marriage is a long conversation which always seems too short.

A marriage without conflicts is almost as inconceivable as a nation without crises.

We appreciate frankness from those who like us. Frankness from others is called insolence.

Conversation would be vastly improved by the constant use of four simple words: I do not know.

A successful marriage is an edifice that must be rebuilt every day.

Some parents bring their children up and, I suppose, others let them down.

If you just mimic the surface of somebody’s work without understanding where they are coming from, your work will never be anything more than a knockoff.

It's a great time to be doing political satire when the world is on a knife edge.

So if the players trust the coach, it's not a problem. If the players don't trust the coach, it is a problem, and vice versa.

P.S. If you do not receive this, of course it must have been miscarried; therefore I beg you to write and let me know.

I like people admitting they were complete stupid horses' asses. I know I'll perform better if I rub my nose in my mistakes. This is a wonderful trick to learn.

Waking up in TRUTH is so much better than living in a lie.

Do what I will never do.

Man is able, and has the duty, to reach the furthest point on the road he has chosen. Only by means of hope can we attain what is beyond hope.

Obedient people never trust in themselves.