"Accident, n.: A condition in which presence of mind is good, but absence of body is better."

"Ancient Rome declined because it had a Senate; now what's going to happen to us with both a Senate and a House?"

"Time is fun when you're eating flies."

"If we fall, we don't need self-recrimination or blame or anger - we need a reawakening of our intention and a willingness to recommit, to be whole-hearted once again."

"I am prepared to meet anyone, but whether anyone is prepared for the great ordeal of meeting me is another matter."

"Two paradoxes are better than one; they may even suggest a solution."

"Never trust a man who speaks well of everybody."

"Both the cockroach and the bird could get along very well without us, although the cockroach would miss us most."

"Where ambition ends happiness begins."

"My passport photo is one of the most remarkable photographs I have ever seen --- no retouching, no shadows, no flattery --- just stark me."