Humor is just another defense against the universe. (Mel Brooks)
Few things are more satisfying than seeing your own children have teenagers of their own. (Doug Larson)
Some for renown, on scraps of learning dote, And think they grow immortal as they quote. (Edward Young)
A chess genius is a human being who focuses vast, little-understood mental gifts and labors on an ultimately trivial human enterprise. (George Steiner)
In the state of nature...all men are born equal, but they cannot continue in this equality. Society makes them lose it, and they recover it only by the protection of the law. (Charles de Montesquieu)
Hold faithfulness and sincerity as first principles. (Confucius)
Those who control their passions do so because their passions are weak enough to be controlled. (William Blake)
I am going to concentrate on what's important in life. I'm going to strive everyday to be a kind and generous and loving person. I'm going to keep death right here, so that anytime I even think about getting angry at you or anybody else, I'll see death an (Diane Frolov and Andrew Schneider)
Laziness is nothing more than the habit of resting before you get tired. (Jules Renard)
From the moment I picked up your book until I laid it down, I was convulsed with laughter. Some day I intend reading it. (Groucho Marx)