Adlai Stevenson has a genius for saying the right thing, at the right time, to the wrong people.

I don't give a damn for man that can spell a word only one way.

Mark Twain

Oh, what a bitter thing it is to look into happiness through another man's eyes.

William Shakespeare

Peace of mind is that mental condition in which you have accepted the worst.

Lin Yutang

Poetry is above all a concentration of the power of language, which is the power of our ultimate relationship to everything in the universe.

Adrienne Rich

A classic is something that everybody wants to have read and nobody wants to read.

Mark Twain

One of the delights known to age, and beyond the grasp of youth, is that of Not Going.

J. B. (John Boynton) Priestley

I have a map of the United States...actual size. It says, Scale: 1 mile = 1 mile. I spent last summer folding it. I also have a fullsize map of the world. I hardly ever unroll it.

Steven Wright

Being generous or doing things for others actually makes me feel good so I don't do it because I hope karma will come round and get me and I'll benefit from it.

David Schwimmer

I am invariably late for appointments - sometimes as much as two hours. I've tried to change my ways but the things that make me late are too strong, and too pleasing.

Marilyn Monroe

In the past, missionaries have traveled to far countries with the message of the gospel - with great hardship and often with the loss of life. In contrast, we can reach millions instantly from the comfort of our homes by merely hitting the 'send' button on our computers, or with iPads, or phones.

Ray Comfort

Complete abstinence is easier than perfect moderation.

Saint Augustine of Hippo

I never really got on that well with Yoko anyway. Strangely enough, I only started to get to know her after John's death.

Paul McCartney