"No one can look at a pine tree in winter without knowing that spring will come again in due time."

“The myths connected with individual sanctuaries and ceremonies were merely part of the apparatus of the worship; they served to excite the fancy and sustain the interest of the worshipper... no one cared what he believed about its origin.”

Source : William Robertson Smith (1907). “Religion of the Semites (Ppr)”, p.11, Transaction Publishers

“All constraint, / Except what wisdom lays on evil men, / Is evil.”

“When I was a kid, I thought I was the strongest man in the world. Then, the fastest runner and then the smartest person in the world. One by one my delusions got shut down. Now I just see myself as the lamest guy in the world.”

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

“Golf is a game in which attitude of mind counts for incomparably more than mightiness of muscle.”

Source : Arnold Haultain (1912). “The Mystery of Golf”

“There are many whose tongues might govern multitudes, if they could govern their tongues.”

“When you're Judy Garland and you want something, you just pick up the phone and call somebody. Anybody.”

“The Emperor is merely endorsing a clothing-optional lifestyle!”

“Part of the success of This American Life, I think, is due to the fact that none of us sound like we should be on the radio. We don't sound professional; we sound like people you would know.”