Regret isn't going to get me anywhere. It's like being obsessed with something. It doesn't bring you anywhere.

There's something in the human personality which resents things that are clear, and conversely, something which is attracted to puzzles, enigmas, and allegories.

I've never laid a cane on the back of a lord before, but if you force me to I shall speedily become used to the practice.

Like the man said, can happiness buy money?

I'm just an old man and I smell bad, remember?

Any time you take a chance you better be sure the rewards are worth the risk because they can put you away just as fast for a ten dollar heist as they can for a million dollar job.

Be suspicious of people who have, or crave, power. Never, ever go near power. Don't become friends with anyone who has real power. It's dangerous.