People who have car collections - I never understood that. I always thought that was unnecessary. It's not beautiful, it's not creative. It's just showing how much money you've got.

It's always been my personal feeling that unless you are married, there is something that is not very dignified about talking about who you are dating.

Luke Wilson

Writers are always selling somebody out.

Joan Didion

I often get letters, quite frequently, from people who say how they like the programmes a lot, but I never give credit to the almighty power that created nature.

David Attenborough

The fear of life is the favorite disease of the 20th century.

William Lyon Phelps

Love is not the dying moan of a distant violin-it's the triumphant twang of a bedspring.

S. J. Perelman

The advance of technology is based on making it fit in so that you don't really even notice it, so it's part of everyday life.

Bill Gates

'Tis so much joy! 'Tis so much joy! If I should fail, what poverty! And yet, as poor as I Have ventured all upon a throw; Have gained! Yes! Hesitated so this side the victory!

Emily Dickinson

When I was trying to impress Kate I was trying to cook these amazing fancy dinners and what would happen was I would burn something, something would overspill, something would catch on fire and she would be sitting in the background trying to help, and basically taking control of the whole situation, so I was quite glad she was there at the time.

Prince William

Some music really does suck!

Henry Rollins

It is no good to try to stop knowledge from going forward. Ignorance is never better than knowledge.

Enrico Fermi

The main thing experience has taught me is that one has to sort of hone their relationship to time, you know.

John Frusciante

By providing outstanding economic leadership, this country can wage its attack successfully - and can thereby build the foundations of a peaceful world.

James Forrestal