Intellectuals are cynical and cynics have never built a cathedral.
There is something going on now in Mexico that I happen to think is cruelty to animals. What I'm talking about, of course, is cat juggling.
Before you criticize a man, walk a mile in his shoes. That way, when you do criticize him, you'll be a mile away and have his shoes.
Talking about music is like dancing about architecture.
I believe the United States should allow all foreigners in this country, provided they can speak our native language. . . Apache.
Some people have a way with words, and other people. . . oh, uh, not have way.
Be so good they can't ignore you.
Tact is the rare ability to keep silent while two friends are arguing, and you know both of them are wrong.
To achieve a lasting peace in the Middle East takes guts, not guns.
it it strange, suddenly having a memory come back out of nowhere. you think you're going crazy; you wonder where this recollection has been hiding all your life. you try to push it away, because you think you've hammered out the whole timeline of your life, but then you see that one extra moment, and suddendly you are breaking apart what you though was a solid segment, and seeing it for what it is: just a string of events, shoulder to shoulder, and a gap where there is room for one more.
I wouldn't mind seeing China if I could come back the same day.