Wittiest famous quotes

Christendom has often achieved apparent success by ignoring the precepts of its founder.

Let's withdraw from Afghanistan and have the army invade America - that's the only way we'll get new schools and roads.

Faithless is he that says farewell when the road darkens.

It's a nice bonus but, you know, I have to pay taxes too. (after winning the Grand Slam Cup.

Nearly everybody nowadays accepts the 'causal completeness of physics' - every physical event (or at least its probability) has a full physical cause. This leaves no room for non-physical things to make a causal difference to physical effects. But it would be absurd to deny that thoughts and feelings (and population movements and economic depressions . . .) cause physical effects. So they must be physical things.

For many years now I have listened to the stories of people with cancer and other life-threatening illnesses as their counselor. From them I have learned how to enjoy the minute particulars of life once again, the grace of a hot cup of coffee, the presence of a friend, the blessing of having a new cake of soap or an hour without pain. Such humble experience is the stuff that many of the very best stories are made of. If we think we have no stories it is because we have not paid enough attention to our lives. Most of us live lives that are far richer and more meaningful than we appreciate.

A born terror, a rebel without a pause... Ain't never had a good Christmas, so who is Santa Claus?

Marriage and especially the ceremony which announces it, the wedding... That is how we say to the world, 'These two are now a family, and with this joining our families are joined, too. And you had damned well better respect that.

Canada and space are a natural fit.

Obama has been attacked repeatedly for not wearing a flag pin, with Republicans claiming that his patriotism is in question. It's all a bit silly.