since for me speaking French is like speaking without saying anything somehow – with no responsibilities, the way we speak in a dream.

It is a true saying of good Archbishop Leighton: ‘The way of sin is down hill; a man cannot stop when he would.

The meaning of what is said is according to the motive for saying it: because things are not subject to speech, but speech to things. Therefore we should take account of the motive of the lawgiver, rather than of his very words

We should have much more peace if we would not busy ourselves with the sayings and doings of others

I’m not saying my fans are stupid, but I once left a cabbage onstage next to a harmonica and nobody noticed for three hours

I have to say that when I was young, when any politician was talking I wasn’t even interested. Maybe they were saying some nice stuff, but then if you put Michael Jordan on TV, I was interested!

Alcmaeon was the first to define the difference between man and animals, saying that man differs from the latter in the fact that he alone has the power of understanding

I’ve been saying how I feel at the wrong time.

They say people in your life are seasons and anything that happens is for a reason.

You should only believe about 90% of what I say. As a matter of fact, don’t even believe anything that I’m saying at all. I could be completely f—g with you, and the world, the entire time.

Saying no to something is actually much more powerful than saying yes.

I think it goes without saying that young would-be playwrights in developmental workshops should be so lucky as to write plays as good as ‘Waiting for Godot,’ ‘Uncle Vanya’ or ‘King Lear,’ none of which would have existed without a decent plot.

People kept saying, ‘You’ve made it!’ and I was like, ‘What have I been doing all this time?’ I’ve always felt successful.

Before the Iraq war I was quite disturbed by some of the neoconservatives, who were saying things like, “What is the point of being a superpower if you can’t do such-and-such, take on these responsibilities?” The point of being a superpower is that people will leave you alon

They cannot divide us by saying that you’re middle class or you’re lower class.

Solitude and silence teach me to love my brothers for what they are, not for what they say.

My brain said no. But my heart!

Spring is nature’s way of saying, ‘Let’s party!

Death is nature’s way of saying, ‘Your table is ready.

By now, you’ve probably caught on to something: my mother is always standing by with just the right Scripture or inspirational saying to get me through any tough situation.

There’s an old Sysan saying that the soup of life is salty enough without adding tears to it.

Obama is correct in saying that the world is ready for someone like him – a messiah-like figure, charismatic and glib… The Bible calls that leader the Antichrist. And it seems apparent that the world is now ready to make his acquaintance.

I keep a pistol when I sleep -inside my mouth so I don’t fight my tongue -for saying all these things, like how I saw you in my dreams.

He who who says he can and he who says he can’t are both usually right

You can’t improve on saying nothing.

I have been saying for many years that we are using the word ‘guru’ only because ‘charlatan’ is too long to fit into a headline.

I’m a doer, and whether it was the tsunami in Sri Lanka or the earthquake in Indonesia, I was always saying, ‘I should be there; I should be helping out.

I was always scared to follow my dreams because if I follow my dreams and I fail, I can’t dream about it anymore. It’s easier to settle for less.

No man is exempt from saying silly things; the mischief is to say them deliberately.

Saying is one thing and doing is another

If things go wrong and you hit a dead end-as you will-it’s just life’s way of saying it’s time to change course.

Saying the words that come from knowledge is no sign of having it

I’m not saying I’m a guru, but I’ve definitely had my fair share of microwaved burritos and life lessons.