If life were fair, Dan Quayle would be making a living asking 'Do you want fries with that?'

Informed decision-making comes from a long tradition of guessing and then blaming others for inadequate results.

One's mind has a way of making itself up in the background, and it suddenly becomes clear what one means to do.

A great deal of talent is lost to the world for want of a little courage. Every day sends to their graves obscure men whose timidity prevented them from making a first effort.

Many a man is praised for his reserve and so-called shyness when he is simply too proud to risk making a fool of himself.

A scientific truth does not triumph by convincing its opponents and making them see the light, but rather because its opponents eventually die and a new generation grows up that is familiar with it.

A newspaper is a device for making the ignorant more ignorant and the crazy crazier.

The most important thing about a TV set is to get it back against something and not out in the middle of a room where it's like a somber fellow making electronic judgments on you.

A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doing nothing.

To swear off making mistakes is very easy. All you have to do is swear off having ideas.

A kind heart is a fountain of gladness, making everything in its vicinity freshen into smiles.

Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.

Drinking when we are not thirsty and making love at all seasons, madam: that is all there is to distinguish us from other animals.

Very few people possess true artistic ability. It is therefore both unseemly and unproductive to irritate the situation by making an effort. If you have a burning, restless urge to write or paint, simply eat something sweet and the feeling will pass.

What progress we are making. In the Middle Ages they would have burned me. Now they are content with burning my books.

Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.