"'Let no one be willing to speak ill of the absent."

"History repeats itself. That's one of the things wrong with history."

"Worrying is the most natural and spontaneous of all human functions. It is time to acknowledge this, perhaps even to learn to do it better."

"In critical moments even the very powerful have need of the weakest."

"That's the irony of women in charge, they don't like other women in charge."

"The only reward for love is the experience of loving."

"Exercise is bunk. If you are healthy, you don't need it; if you are sick, you shouldn't take it."

"Forgive me my nonsense as I also forgive the nonsense of those who think they talk sense."

"Take the attitude of a student, never be too big to ask questions, never know too much to learn something new."

"The best accessory for an outfit like this is a grim-looking buddy by my side."