The philosophy behind much advertising is based on the old observation that every man is really two men - the man he is and the man he wants to be.

One of the indictments of civilizations is that happiness and intelligence are so rarely found in the same person.

One way to get the most out of life is to look upon it as an adventure.

Any man who makes a speech more than six times a year is bound to repeat himself, not because he has little to say, but because he wants applause and the old stuff gets it.

In the consciousness of the truth he has perceived, man now sees everywhere only the awfulness or the absurdity of existence and loathing seizes him.

Before the tribunal of nature, a man has no more right to life than a rattlesnake; he has no more right to liberty than any wild beast; his right to the pursuit of happiness is nothing but a license to maintain the struggle for existence, if he can find within himself the powers with which to do it.

For so long, I just let people surmise what they would about my life and my choices, and other people have written books and told tales.

In the old days, variety turns like me learned how to cope with failure - we all had nights when we 'died' on stage - but today's youngsters simply don't have that experience. For them, it really is instant make or break time - hence, all the tears and, hence, all the potential emotional damage.