Corruption is nature's way of restoring our faith in democracy.

I think that first nights should come near the end of a play's run-as indeed, they often do.

The young need old men. They need men who are not ashamed of age, not pathetic imitations of themselves. ... Parents are the bones on which children sharpen their teeth.

World Government is not only possible, it is inevitable; and when it comes, it will appeal to patriotism in its truest sense,in its only sense, the patriotism of humans who love their national heritages so deeply that they wish to preserve them in safety for the common good.

The point of living, and of being an optimist, is to be foolish enough to believe the best is yet to come.

Marriage is like a three-speed gearbox - affection, friendship, love. It is not advisable to crash your gears and go right through to love straightaway. You need to ease your way through. The basis of love is respect, and that needs to be learned from affection and friendship.

If the world should blow itself up, the last audible voice would be that of an expert saying it can't be done.