"A happy childhood is poor preparation for human contacts."

"You will do foolish things, but do them with enthusiasm."

"It is wise to apply the oil of refined politeness to the mechanisms of friendship."

"Total absence of humor renders life impossible."

"The true traveler is he who goes on foot, and even then, he sits down a lot of the time."

"I love my past. I love my present. I'm not ashamed of what I've had, and I'm not sad because I have it no longer."

"If we were the Monkees, we'd be ready by now."

"Women want mediocre men, and men are working hard to become as mediocre as possible."

"I'd rather have 30 minutes of wonderful than a lifetime of nothing special."

"My tongue swore, but my mind was still unpledged."

"Yet such is oft the course of deeds that move the wheels of the world: small hands do them becuase they must, while the eyes of the great are elsewhere."

"I don't know the key to success, but the key to failure is to try to please everyone."