“When Alexander saw the depth of his empire he wept for there were no more worlds to concquer. Benefits of a classical education.”

“I am an exceptional thief, Mrs. McClane. And since I'm moving up to kidnapping, you should be more polite.”

“I could talk about industrialization and men's fashion all day, but work must intrude.”

“When Alexander saw the breadth of his domain, he wept for there were no more worlds to conquer. (Technically a misquote, but I like the misquote better)”

“to Alexander the Great, who wept when there were no more worlds to conquer...”

“When I got to the States and started going to an American high school, which I did for an extremely short time, I thought everyone around me was insane, the way they talked about their parents. I thought the parents were insane too, the way they handled their kids, like every request they made was a bargain they weren't sure would be kept. That little whiny tone at the end of every statement: "Be home by ten, okay?”

“Professors go batty too, perhaps more often than other people, although owing to their profession, their madness is less often remarked. ”