"A lot of great creativity comes from restrictions,"

“Perjury is often bold and open. It is truth that is shamefaced - as, indeed, in many cases is no more than decent.”

“there won't be one, single global market. But there will be global investors.”

Source : "The Age of Global Markets and the Global Investor". Presentation at 25th International SFOA Bürgenstock Conference, 2004.

“Stick to the old truths and the old paths, and learn their di- vineness by sick-beds and in every-day work, and do not darken your mind with intellectual puzzles, which may breed disbelief, but can never breed vital religion or practical usefulness.”

“I thought people would think I only wanted to be an actor because my dad was, rather than because I had an innate calling.”

“Where there is an absence of international political leadership, civil society should step in to fill the gap, providing the energy and vision needed to move the world in a new and better direction.”

“I hate a man who swallows [his food], affecting not to know what he is eating. I suspect his taste in higher matters.”

“Humans: become atheists each and all! God will nevertheless welcome you with all his heart!”

“Is there a man in the world who suffers as I do from the gross inadequacies of the human race?”

Source : "Fictional character: Sheridan Whiteside". "The Man Who Came to Dinner", www.imdb.com. 1942.