"While you live your life aboard the ship of life be aware of the sea of life on which it floats and on which it moves forward; be aware of the prevailing winds and currents that influence your progress as the master of the ship."

“I never made `Who's Who,' but I'm featured in `What's That?'”

Source : Phyllis Diller (2006). “Like a Lampshade in a Whorehouse: My Life in Comedy”, p.242, Penguin

“Is this administration, the Clinton administration, an administration that needed defending?”

Source : "CNN Newsight Aaron Brown", www.cnn.com. May 19, 2003.

“I grew up watching Power Rangers, Ninja Turtles, Batman. You name it, I was a huge fan. And that's what I used to play with my friends. We would have the masks and the swords and pretend we had super powers.”

“Many Texas barbecue fanatics have a strong belief in the beneficial properties of accumulated grease.”

Source : Calvin Trillin (2011). “Trillin on Texas”, p.1, University of Texas Press

“[The U.S. government] was tired of treaties. They were tired of sacred hills. They were tired of ghost dances. And they were tired of all the inconveniences of the Sioux. So they brought out their cannons. 'You want to be an Indian now?' they said, finger on the trigger.”

“I'm not in the business of reading tea leaves. I don't have a crystal ball.”

“It's usually when the cameras leave that the support leaves as well.”

Source : "How supermodel Petra Nemcova's tragedy changed children's lives" by Hermione Hoby, www.theguardian.com. March 12, 2011.

“I like my coffee with cream and my literature with optimism.”

Source : Abigail Reynolds (2010). “Man Who Loved Pride and Prejudice: A modern love story with a Jane Austen twist”, p.27, Sourcebooks, Inc.