“Most people would rather be certain they’re miserable than risk being happy.”

“I generally avoid temptation unless I can’t resist it.”

“In our civilization, and under our republican form of government, intelligence is so highly honored that it is rewarded by exemption from the cares of office.”

“I enjoy being a highly overpaid actor.”

“Familiarity breeds contempt – and children.”

“Doing a thing well is often a waste of time.”

“Humankind cannot stand very much reality.”

“We’ve heard that a million monkeys at a million keyboards could produce the complete works of Shakespeare; now, thanks to the Internet, we know that is not true.”

“A desk is a dangerous place from which to watch the world.”

“That’s the trouble with a politician’s life-somebody is always interrupting it with an election.”