The animals that depend on instinct have an inherent knowledge of the laws of economics

and of how to apply them; Man, with his powers of reason, has reduced economics to the level of a farce which is at once funnier and more tragic than Tobacco Road.
James Thurber

I think I am more attracted to characters with a subtext, whatever that is and they don't necessarily have to be virtuous, but they have to at least be human.
Clive Owen

What may seem depressing or even tragic to one person may seem like an absolute scream to another person, especially if he has had between four and seven beers.
Dave Barry

The Bush administration works closely with a network of rapid response digital brownshirts who work to pressure reporters and their editors for 'undermining support for our troops.'
Al Gore

I really believe that everyone has a talent, ability, or skill that he can mine to support himself and to succeed in life.
Dean Koontz

I'm still very close friends with his first wife, Neile, who is now remarried.
Robert Vaughn

Every great inspiration is but an experiment - though every experiment we know, is not a great inspiration.
Charles Ives

No money on earth can buy the love and affection that has been given to me by a grateful nation.
Abdul Qadeer Khan

I'm from New York, so I'm a big Howard Stern fan.
Stephen Root