I believe in evolution in the sense that a short-tempered man is the successor of a crybaby.

The older you get, the more you understand how your conscience works. The biggest and only critic lives in your perception of people's perception of you rather than people's perception of you.

The artist lives to have stories to tell and to learn to tell them well.

Wise men are not pacifists; they are merely less likely to jump up and retaliate against their antagonizers. They know that needless antagonizers are virtually already insecure enough.

Everyone has their own ways of expression. I believe we all have a lot to say, but finding ways to say it is more than half the battle.

When you have wit of your own, it's a pleasure to credit other people for theirs.

I claim neither liberalism nor conservatism - one tends to be airheaded while the other tends to be brickheaded.