"The phone company handles 84 billion calls a year --- everything from kings, queens, and presidents to the scum of the earth."

"My bounce-around life had taught me that dreams were dangerous things - they look solid in your mind, but you just try to reach for them. It's like gathering clouds."

"The measuring rod of a civilization is the prosperity of the masses."

"Life's too short for chess."

"The secret to success is to know something nobody else knows."

"Adversity makes men, and prosperity makes monsters."

"Things we not hope for often come to pass than things we wish."

"Oh! too convincing - dangerously dear - In woman's eye the unanswerable tear!"

"The wise man doesn't give the right answers, he poses the right questions."

"Sometimes the world puts a spin on life. When our equilibrium returns to us, we understand more because we've seen the whole picture."

"How can I tell that the past isn't a fiction designed to account for the discrepancy between my immediate physical sensation and my state of mind?"

"You tried your best and you failed miserably. The lesson is, never try."