Chaucer

Simple, clear purpose and principles give rise to complex and intelligent behavior. Complex rules and regulations give rise to simple and stupid behavior.

Beware of monotony; it’s the mother of all the deadly sins.

Be bad, but at least don’t be a liar, a deceiver!

The problem is that for women, the average time is just over 14 minutes… men are left with about 12 minutes during which time they need to think of something to do!

You cannot settle the problems of Europe by long-distance telephone calls and telegrams. Round the table we must get!

Only once in my life was I on the edge of incivility.

I take my only exercise acting as a pallbearer at the funerals of my friends who exercise regularly.

Normal is getting dressed in clothes that you buy for work and driving through traffic in a car that you are still paying for – in order to get to the job you need to pay for the clothes and the car, and the house you leave vacant all day so you can afford to live in it.

Courage is grace under pressure.

The basis of peace should be a world federation.

Don’t go through life, GROW through life.

Be not afraid of going slowly, be afraid only of standing still.

There’s no limit to the things you can do.

When everyone is against you, it means that you are absolutely wrong– or absolutely right.

A conclusion is the place where you got tired thinking.