Praise without merit is more harmful than unearned criticism.

I think most people are more susceptible to prejudice than to reason.

What every human being should do is eat a vegetarian diet based on whole foods. Period.

Steve Coogan picks up enough to lecture an interviewer: This is a postmodern novel before there was any modernism to be post about. Later it's claimed that Tristram Shandy was No. 8 on the Observer's list of the greatest novels, which cheers everyone until they discover the list was chronological.

Here's a notion: Peace in the Middle East would come about more easily if the region were governed by women.

I felt it would to add a great deal to my legend for eccentricity.

We can't help identifying with the protagonist. It's coded in our movie-going DNA.