Well done is better than well said.
I have noticed that nothing I never said ever did me any harm.
We can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures.
Maturity is a bitter disappointment for which no remedy exists, unless laughter could be said to remedy anything.
Smartass Disciple: What were said for things before the time exist? Master of Stupidity: No words to be said by no man at no time at all.
If Galileo had said in verse that the world moved, the inquisition might have let him alone.
I think a lot about something: Abe Rosenthal was once asked what he wanted on his headstone, and he said he wanted it just to say, 'He kept the paper straight.' And I think about that a lot.
I abhor anything that constitutes torture. Water-boarding, it's perfectly clear to me it is torture. I never supported extraordinary rendition to torture, always said that Guantanamo should be closed. There is no clash of ideals and pragmatism there.
There is nothing so absurd that some philosopher has not already said it.
Out-of-step intellectuals like Noam Chomsky and the deceased Edward Said have often been dismissed as crazy extremists, 'anti-American,' and in Mr. Said's case even, absurdly, as apologists for Palestinian 'terrorism.'
The 'I think' which Kant said must be able to accompany all my objects, is the 'I breathe' which actually does accompany them.
Louis Freeh said on national TV that actionable intelligence could have allowed us to stop the hijackings.
How lucky Adam was. He knew when he said a good thing, nobody had said it before.
Yes, Adam Sandler is a good kisser, and other actresses have said the same thing to me. They've come up to me - other actresses who've kissed him - and said, 'Hey, so good, right?'
They wanted to try this outpatient chemo, and I said no problem. I was adamant. I didn't want to miss any games. It's where I'm supposed to be, and I wanted to be there.
I've said very clearly, including in a State of the Union address, that I'm against 'don't ask, don't tell' and that we're going to end this policy.
I have become an adjective. There is something called a Rovian-style of campaigning and it's meant as an insult. One columnist said it consists mainly of throwing mud until it sticks. One prominent blogger described the elements of a textbook Rovian race as fear-based, smear-based and anything goes.
A severe though not unfriendly critic of our institutions said that the cure for admiring the House of Lords was to go and look at it.
The ad in the paper said 'Big Sale. Last Week.' Why advertise? I already missed it. They're just rubbing it in.
The word 'aerobics' came about when the gym instructors got together and said: If we're going to charge $10 an hour, we can't call it Jumping up and down.
