A lot of people, because of my contempt for the false consolations of religion, think of me as a symbolic public opponent of that in extremis. And sometimes that makes me feel a bit alarmed, to be the repository of other people's hope. Use this quote
You can get through very serious and sometimes horrible and sometimes embarrassing and very awkward situations with humor. It gives us a way out. Use this quote
Today is life-the only life you are sure of. Make the most of today. Get interested in something. Shake yourself awake. Develop a hobby. Let the winds of enthusiasm sweep through you. Live today with gusto. Use this quote
You can't dodge them all. I got hammered plenty of times through the years. But you just get up and keep playing. I can tell you from experience, though. Sometimes it hurts like hell. Use this quote
The whole history of civilization is strewn with creeds and institutions which were invaluable at first, and deadly afterwards. Use this quote
Not only does God play dice, but... he sometimes throws them where they cannot be seen. Use this quote
Women encourage men to be childish, then scold them. Use this quote
If I look at the message I'm portraying, I think it definitely is be who you are, but be your best you. Use this quote
Interest does not tie nations together; it sometimes separates them. But sympathy and understanding does unite them. Use this quote
Sometimes I wish I could drive a car, but I'm gonna drive a car one day, so I don't worry about that. Use this quote
I'm not angry, I'm not an angry person, but I do sometimes like playing with the perception of anger, as in pretending that I'm more angry than I actually am, and sometimes it works quite well. Use this quote
I must have a prodigious quantity of mind; it takes me as much as a week sometimes to make it up. Use this quote
I am sometimes a fox and sometimes a lion. The whole secret of government lies in knowing when to be the one or the other. Use this quote
There are certain times I don't want my picture taken. If my wife's stepping out of a car and it looks like it's going to come out an indecent picture, don't I have a right to object? Use this quote
If you have parents with a healthy relationship, you don't learn that you don't have to be married. I thought being a healthy adult meant you had to have a spouse. I didn't know any different. Use this quote
The key is to get to know people and trust them to be who they are. Instead, we trust people to be who we want them to be - and when they're not, we cry. Use this quote
My dad has sometimes felt that I grew up a little lacking in sufficient eccentricity - in the sense that I'm willing to live as an adult in a house with walls that are parallel to each other, that sort of thing. Use this quote
He's nice enough not to want to be associated with a nasty remark but not nice enough not to make it. Lacking the courage of one's nastiness does not make one nice. Use this quote
Sometimes I feel like rap music is almost the key to stopping racism. Use this quote
People who don't read seem to me mysterious. I don't know how they think or learn about other people. Novels are a very important part of our education. Use this quote
