Anything too stupid to be said is sung.

All sects are different, because they come from men; morality is everywhere the same, because it comes from God.

A witty saying proves nothing.

...the safest course is to do nothing against one's conscience. With this secret, we can enjoy life and have no fear from death.

I say in speeches that a plausible mission of artists is to make people appreciate being alive at least a little bit. I am then asked if I know of any artists who pulled that...

I am eternally grateful.. for my knack of finding in great books, some of them very funny books, reason enough to feel honored to be alive, no matter what else might be going on.

How nice--to feel nothing, and still get full credit for being alive.

All time is all time. It does not change. It does not lend itself to warnings or explanations. It simply is. Take it moment by moment, and you will find that we are all, as I've...

Like so many Americans, she was trying to construct a life that made sense from things she found in gift shops.

A purpose of human life, no matter who is controlling it, is to love whoever is around to be loved.

Just because some of us can read and write and do a little math, that doesn't mean we deserve to conquer the Universe.

We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful what we pretend to be.

Well, the telling of jokes is an art of its own, and it always rises from some emotional threat. The best jokes are dangerous, and dangerous because they are in some way truthful.

Another flaw in the human character is that everybody wants to build and nobody wants to do maintenance.

Here's what I think the truth is: We are all addicts of fossil fuels in a state of denial, about to face cold turkey.

Maturity is a bitter disappointment for which no remedy exists, unless laughter can be said to remedy anything.

if you do not experience it, its not real

A quote from Keats on being one's self

I can have oodles of charm when I want to.

A quote from Keats on things of beauty