Parents are the bones on which children cut their teeth.

To live like a poor man is only fun when you are rich.

Courage is often lack of insight, whereas cowardice in many cases is based on good information.

A diplomat these days is nothing but a head waiter who's allowed to sit down occasionally.

Basically I'm a very serious person, but I think the form it takes with me is comedy. I see the amusing side of all potentially pompous situations.

The older I get, the more people listen to me - even though I say the same as always.

The great thing about history is that it is adaptable.