“Liberty is the luxury of self-discipline.”

“In the best of times, our days are numbered anyway. So it would be a crime against nature for any generation to take the world crisis so solemnly that it put off enjoying those things for which we were designed in the first place: the opportunity to do good work, to enjoy friends, to fall in love, to hit a ball, and to bounce a baby.”

“Every sport pretends to be literature. . .”

“New York is the biggest collection of villages in the world.”

“Curiosity…endows the people who have it with a generosity in argument and a serenity in cheerful willingness to let life take the form it will.”

“There is no greatness apart from self control. Development that does not include self government will only guarantee our mediocrity.”

“That's racist. you maple sucking moose loving midget!”