"You don't automatically sprout angel wings when you get to the other side - you grow them here."

“The problem is we don't understand the problem.”

“If you were wise enough to know that this life would consist mostly of letting go of things you wanted, then why not get good at the letting go, rather than the trying to have?”

“Since the September 11 attacks, nearly 400 individuals have been arrested by the Justice Department as a result of ongoing investigations into international terrorism. Of that total, over half were convicted as a result of their actions.”

“From an outsider's perspective, it's amazing what [Clint Eastwood] does. If he's not directing a film, he's acting in it, or rather he's composing the music for that film. His commitment to what he does is astounding for all of us to witness. It's inspiring, actually.”

“Only it takes time to be happy. A lot of time. Happiness, too, is a long patience.”

“When you locate a bargain, you must ask, 'Why me, God? Why am I the only one who could find this bargain?'”

“I've just got crap hair. Although I inherited a lot of stuff from my dad, including giant knees, I didn't get his good, thick hair. I got my mother's thin, wispy, non-event hair instead.”

Source : "A funny five minutes with Jenny Eclair". Interview with Mirror.uk, www.mirror.co.uk. May 2, 2010.

“People--stupid when they lived; potentially stupid when they died.”