"The country has charms only for those not obliged to stay there."

"Shopping is better than sex. If you're not satisfied after shopping you can make an exchange for something you really like."

"Dreams alone aren't enough to make your belly full."

"Desire is the most important factor in the success of any athlete."

"Censorship, like charity, should begin at home, but unlike charity, it should end there."

"Emotions have taught mankind to reason."

"My specific goal is to revolutionize the future of the species. Mathematics is just another way of predicting the future."

"It can be shown that for any nutty theory, beyond-the-fringe political view, or strange religion there exists a proponent on the Net. The proof is left as an exercise for your kill-file."

"We must laugh before we are happy, for fear we die before we laugh at all."

"Begin -- to begin is half the work, let half still remain; again begin this, and thou wilt have finished."

"There was no escaping by means of any journey, however adventurous, one took one's problems and sorrows with one."

"Art is a selective re-creation of reality according to an artist's metaphysical value judgments."