"Poetry is such an ancient art, and I consider myself young within that art."

“Life is a lemon and I want my money back.”

Source : Song: Life Is A Lemon And I Want My Money Back

“Women were forbidden to study the most ancient sacred text, the Veda,”

Source : Wendy Doniger (2010). “The Hindus: An Alternative History”, p.36, Oxford University Press, USA

“Temperance, in the nobler sense, does not mean a subdued and imperfect energy; it does not mean a stopping short in any good thing, as in love and in faith; but it means the power which governs the most intense energy, and prevents its acting in way but as it ought.”

“I have to be happy in the here and now because every time you start focusing on your legacy you're really setting yourself up for disappointment.”

“In trying to explain our political paralysis, analysts cite President Obama's tactical missteps, the obstinacy of congressional Republicans, rising partisanship in Washington, and the Senate filibuster, which has devolved into a super-majority threshold for important legislation. These are large factors to be sure, but that list neglects what may be the biggest culprit of all: the childishness, ignorance, and growing incoherence of the public at large.”

“It is afraid of an informed, angry public demanding the constitutional government it was promised - and it should be.”

“I wish I'd done 'Dumb and Dumber.' I was offered the part, but I don't think I'd have been better than Jeff Daniels was. Another film I wish I'd done was 'Jerry Maguire.'”

“My wife has good taste. She has seen very few of my movies.”

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