An Englishman, even if he is alone, forms an orderly queue of one.

Many Continentals think life is a game; the English think cricket is a game.

In England only uneducated people show off their knowledge; nobody quotes Latin or Greek authors in the course of conversation, unless he has never read them.

The world still consists of two clearly divided groups: the English and the foreigners. One group consists of less than 50 million people; the other of 3,950 million. The latter group does not really count.

On the Continent people have good food; in England people have good table manners.

When people say England, they sometimes mean Great Britain, sometimes the United Kingdom, sometimes the British Isles, - but never England.

An Englishman, even if he is alone, forms an orderly queue of one.

Jokes are better than war. Even the most aggressive jokes are better than the least aggressive wars. Even the longest jokes are better than the shortest wars.

The British are brave people. They can face anything except reality.

Once we are destined to live out our lives in the prison of our mind, our duty is to furnish it well.

I actually speak fluent German. And I live in Vienna, and I'm married to a Viennese woman.

Almost all quality improvement comes via simplification of design, manufacturing layout, processes, and procedures.

It's important for moms, but also dads, to recognize that they're role models when it comes to their kids' physical health, when it comes to working out, and when it comes to nutrition.

Memory training is not just for the sake of performing party tricks; it's about nurturing something profoundly and essentially human.

Flattery was one of Kissinger's principal tools in winning over Nixon, and a tool he employed shamelessly.

There's no thrill in easy sailing when the skies are clear and blue, there's no joy in merely doing things which any one can do. But there is some satisfaction that is mighty sweet to take, when you reach a destination that you thought you'd never make.

If you take each step, as if it was your last. You would appreciate the world in all its glory and bask in the glory of god for in his wisdom he created us and the universe all around us.

An open society is a society which allows its members the greatest possible degree of freedom in pursuing their interests compatible with the interests of others.

For the first time I'm free to be myself.

Right through to the end of the last World Cup game, I still couldn't bear the thought of not being perfect or letting people down.

Rent-control laws disproportionately benefit the non-poor because the elite pull strings, work the system and are better connected than the non-poor.

Edie Sedgwick, Debbie Harry, Chloe Sevigny, Michelle Obama, and my friend Eugenie Niarchos each have their own great sense of style.

I like talking about comic book process, and one of the things is that I have plans going ahead for years, and the plans constantly get thrown away and shifted. There's a difference between planning and what actually happens in life, and comics have a life of their own.

The Arab and the camel are inseparable. Its been said that an Arab would give up his wife rather than give up his camel. Personally I havent got a camel but I think its a great idea.

The greatest mistake you can make in life is continually fearing that you'll make one.

Comedy clubs are sacred ground. That's where anything goes.

Your cell phone has already replaced your watch alarm clock and calendar. Dont let it replace your family.

The real culprits are those who created a system that makes it dangerous to work and safe to loaf.

Pressure for the most part comes from this overarching concern that if I head into the election season without sufficient resources, then any outside group, any individual, any super PAC may choose to come in to my district and overwhelm it and take over the airwaves and control the debate.

It was the money from 'Star Wars' and 'Jaws' that allowed the theaters to build their multiplexes, which allowed an opening up of screens.

To mock at a soul in pain is a dreadful thing.

I wanted to go out of fashion, to study medicine. I thought, you know, who needs fashion? How important is it if you wear a red dress and an orange jacket? It's not, really.

After every major conflict - World War I, World War II, Korea, Vietnam, the fall of the Soviet Union - what happened was that we ultimately hollowed out the force, largely by doing deep across-the-board cuts.