It is more comfortable for me, in the long run, to be rude than polite.

A hundred things are done today in the divine name of Youth, that if they showed their true colors would be seen by rights to belong rather to old age.

Almost anything that can be praised or advocated has been put to some disgusting use. There is no principle, however immaculate, that has not had its compromising manipulator.

It is more comfortable for me, in the long run, to be rude than polite.

Prostration is our natural position. A worm-like movement from a spot of sunlight to a spot of shade, and back, is the type of movement that is natural to men.

I feel most at home in the United States, not because it is intrinsically a more interesting country, but because no one really belongs there any more than I do. We are all there together in its wholly excellent vacuum.

As a result of the feminist revolution, "feminine" becomes an abusive epithet.

The art of advertisement, after the American manner, has introduced into all our life such a lavish use of superlatives, that no standard of value whatever is intact.

In the democratic western countries so-called capitalism leads a saturnalia of "freedom," like a bastard brother of reform.

Men were only made into "men" with great difficulty even in primitive society: the male is not naturally "a man" any more than the woman. He has to be propped up into that position with some ingenuity, and is always likely to collapse.

Revolution today is taken for granted, and in consequence becomes rather dull.

If the world would only build temples to Machinery in the abstract then everything would be perfect. The painter and sculptor would have plenty to do, and could, in complete peace and suitably honored, pursue their trade without further trouble.

As a result of the feminist revolution, 'feminine' becomes an abusive epithet.

In the democratic western countries so-called capitalism leads a saturnalia of 'freedom', like a bastard brother of reform.

Men were only made into 'men' with great difficulty even in primitive society: the male is not naturally 'a man' any more than the woman. He has to be propped up into that position with some ingenuity, and is always likely to collapse.

A sort of war of revenge on the intellect is what, for some reason, thrives in the contemporary social atmosphere.

What is the good of being an island, if you are not a volcanic island?

To be a satirist, at all events. The venom of Pope is what is needed. The sense of delight -- the expansion and the compassion of Shakespeare is no good at all for that. He is a bad comic.

Debt is a mistake between lender and borrower, and both should suffer.

Be patient. Relax and trust. Let go. Then let go some more.

We should invade their countries, kill their leaders and convert them to Christianity. We weren't punctilious about locating and punishing only Hitler and his top officers. We carpet-bombed German cities; we killed civilians. That's war. And this is war.

The 4th Amendment and the personal rights it secures have a long history. At the very core stands the right of a man to retreat into his own home and there be free from unreasonable governmental intrusion.

Bigotry toward any faith community cannot have any place in civilized society anywhere in the world.

Read the directions and directly you will be directed in the right direction.

I have been a multitude of shapes, Before I assumed a consistent form.

The truth is that both groups want to be noticed. Yet we view a man's desire for attention as a natural instinct; with a woman, we label her a narcissist.

Its so difficult to describe depression to someone whos never been there because its not sadness.

Knowledge like timber shouldn't be mush use till they are seasoned.

Some locations are so terrible, you can't even breathe, and you still have to act.

Simple people have much to offer. We, too, in return, must give to them to the best of our abilities. We must, with all our heart, try to help them acquire what they truly deserve.

I am an old sinner; and if God had designed mercy for me, he would have called me home to himself before now.

You need a balance in life. You just cannot be all the time on an adrenalin peak. You need to recharge.

Criminals don't care what the law is.

Garbage removal is a citizen responsibility.

Human beings are Earthlings and as Earthlings are connected to every other living being on this planet.

I always wanted to be an artist, whatever that was, like other chicks want to be stewardesses. I read. I painted. I thought.

I started my Twitter account for selfish reasons: I wanted to have a place to post updates on my book signing tour and stuff like that. I never realized that I'd have so much fun tweeting. It's become the deleted scenes for my DVD of columns and podcasts.

The vicar of Christ is an individual, not an electorate.

The seed of your next artwork lies embedded in the imperfections of your current piece.

Often, female characters are quite one dimensional, especially in a two hour film; television gives characters room to breathe and develop.

I've done a handful of great roles.

The English never smash in a face. They merely refrain from asking it to dinner.