"Relativity must replace absolutism in the realm of morals as well as in the spheres of physics and biology."

“And let our despite go to those who work and fight and our hate to those who hope and trust.”

“There is nothing that disgusts a man like getting beaten at chess by a woman.”

Source : Charles Dudley Warner “The Complete Works of Charles Dudley Warner”, Library of Alexandria

“People always complain about something. If you face yourself and stand up strong, you're OK. You can't go wrong.”

“Of mystery there is no end. Of clarity, there is precious little.”

“When something startlingly new comes up, young people, especially, seize it. You can't complain about that. I think its heyday has passed, but it's had an effect and will continue to have an effect.”

Source : "Honored literary scholar M.H. Abrams continues his labors (of love)". Interview with Linda Grace-Kobas, news.cornell.edu. June 11, 1999.

“If politicians lived on praise and thanks they'd be forced into some other line of business.”

Source : "Personal Quotes/ Biography". www.imdb.com.

“Hey, ah, does anyone want a cookie or something? Oh yeah. A cookie. That would make everything better. Dunked in a shot of tequila , maybe? Or better yet, just the bottle? Yeah, that ought to do it.”

“When people have good energy, I feel it. And generally I feel that people do like me. And that makes me very happy.”