"Nothing goes on forever; if one could only remember that."

“The Moon and Mars were the two most likely candidates for life in the solar system; what exists beyond our solar system is mere guesswork.”

“Sometimes it has to feel worse before it feels better.”

“Forty four percent of Republican voters believe President [Barack] Obama was not born in the United States. They believe he is not a legal citizen of the United States.They believe his presidency is unconstitutional.”

“Even today with the problems that we face, who would you rather be? Which country would you trade places with?”

“Through our scientific and technological genius we've made of this world a neighborhood. And now through our moral and ethical commitment we must make of it a brotherhood. We must all learn to live together as brothers-or we will all perish together as fools.”

“If you're here for four more years or four more weeks, you're here right now. I think when you're somewhere, you ought to be there. It's not about how long you stay in a place, it's about what you do while you're there, and when you go, is that place any better for your having been there?”

“You need a routine, to be able to spend some time with a person, and my lifestyle is constantly on the move.”

“Of all noxious animals, the most noxious is a tourist. And of all tourists the most vulgar, ill-bred, offensive and loathsome is the British tourist.”

Source : W. Plomer (ed.) 'Selections from the Diary of the Rev. Francis Kilvert' (1938-40) 5 April 1870