"A generation which ignores history has no past and no future."

"One might define adulthood as the age at which a person learns he must die and accepts his sentence undismayed."

"There is no such thing as luck. There is only adequate or inadequate preparation to cope with a statistical universe."

"To be matter of fact about the world is to blunder into fantasy -- and dull fantasy at that, as the real world is strange and wonderful."

"The Office does not sanctify the holder of it."

"Of course the game is rigged. Don't let that stop you--if you don't play, you can't win."

"A stupid man's report of what a clever man says can never be accurate, because he unconsciously translates what he hears into something he can understand."

"Democracy gives every man the right to be his own oppressor."

"Getting there isn't half the fun - it's all the fun."

"We want far better reasons for having children than not knowing how to prevent them."

"When life hands you a lemon, say 'Yeah, I like lemons. What else ya got?'"

"He should be most proud that the PMRC wants to put their obscene lyrics sticker on his `Jazz From Hell' -- which is an instrumental album."