"Scandal is great entertainment because it allows people to feel contempt, a moral emotion that gives feeling of moral superiority while asking nothing in return."

"We do not hate those we fight; we do not love those we defend."

"The wisest keeps something of the vision of a child. Though he may understand a thousand things that a child could not understand, he is always a beginner, close to the original meaning of life."

"If the brain were so simple we could understand it, we would be so simple we couldn't."

"I am only one; but still I am one. I may not be able to do everything, but still I can do something."

"A word to the wise is infuriating."

"One of the lessons of history is that nothing is often a good thing to do and always a clever thing to say."

"The resounding echo of the mortal coil, echoes in the ears of those who are unprepared for it. To some, it sounds like a symphony - to others, a death toll."

"Throw your heart over the fence and the rest will follow."

"Bore, n. A person who talks when you wish him to listen."

"Sex is the biggest nothing of all time."

"You may encounter defeats, but you must not be defeated."