I am an optimist, unrepentant and militant. After all, in order not to be a fool an optimist must know how sad a place the world can be. It is only the pessimist who finds this out anew every day.

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Critics search for ages for the wrong word, which, to give them credit, they eventually...

Critics search for ages for the wrong word, which, to give them credit, they eventually...

I do not believe that friends are necessarily the people you like best, they are...

I do not believe that friends are necessarily the people you like best, they are...

There is no question but that if Jesus Christ, or a great prophet from another...

There is no question but that if Jesus Christ, or a great prophet from another...

If the world should blow itself up, the last audible voice would be that of...

If the world should blow itself up, the last audible voice would be that of...

Laughter would be bereaved if snobbery died.

Laughter would be bereaved if snobbery died.

Playwrights are like men who have been dining for a month in an Indian restaurant....

Playwrights are like men who have been dining for a month in an Indian restaurant....

Pavarotti is not vain, but conscious of being unique.

Pavarotti is not vain, but conscious of being unique.

Children are the only form of immortality that we can be sure of.

Children are the only form of immortality that we can be sure of.

The habit of religion is oppressive, an easy way out of thought.

The habit of religion is oppressive, an easy way out of thought.

Corruption is nature's way of restoring our faith in democracy.

Corruption is nature's way of restoring our faith in democracy.

Corruption is nature's way of restoring our faith in democracy.

Corruption is nature's way of restoring our faith in democracy.

If Botticelli were alive today he'd be working for Vogue.

If Botticelli were alive today he'd be working for Vogue.

Once we are destined to live out our lives in the prison of our mind,...

Once we are destined to live out our lives in the prison of our mind,...

To refuse awards is another way of accepting them with more noise than is normal.

To refuse awards is another way of accepting them with more noise than is normal.

Monica Seles: I'd hate to be next door to her on her wedding night.

Monica Seles: I'd hate to be next door to her on her wedding night.

The point of living and of being an optimist is to be foolish enough to...

The point of living and of being an optimist is to be foolish enough to...

The social sciences were for all those who had not yet decided what to do...

The social sciences were for all those who had not yet decided what to do...

It is our responsibilities, not ourselves, that we should take seriously.

It is our responsibilities, not ourselves, that we should take seriously.

The French and the British are such good enemies that they can't resist being friends

The French and the British are such good enemies that they can't resist being friends

It is youth that has discovered love as a weapon.

It is youth that has discovered love as a weapon.