"Perhaps the mission of those who love mankind is to make people laugh at the truth, to make truth laugh, because the only truth lies in learning to free ourselves from insane passion for the truth."

"Fear prophets and those prepared to die for the truth, for as a rule they make many others die with them, often before them, at times instead of them."

"The comic is the perception of the opposite humor is the feeling of it."

"We have a limit, a very discouraging, humiliating limit: death."

"The essence of creativity is the belief that every step forward is a victory over stagnation."

"When I prayed for success, I forgot to ask for sound sleep and good digestion."

"Conquer, but don't triumph."

"There is probably a perverse pride in my administration... that we were going to do the right thing, even if short-term it was unpopular. And I think anybody who's occupied this office has to remember that success is determined by an intersection in policy and politics and that you can't be neglecting of marketing and P.R. and public opinion."