“It takes a big man to cry, but it takes a bigger man to laugh at that man.”

“If you're in a war, instead of throwing a hand grenade at the enemy, throw one of those small pumpkins. Maybe it'll make everyone think how stupid war is, and while they are thinking, you can throw a real grenade at them.”

“The fortunate man is the one who cannot take more than a couple of drinks without becoming intoxicated. The unfortunate wight is the one who can take many glasses without betraying a sign; who must take numerous glasses in order to get the ‘kick’.”

“After all, a homeless man has reason to cry, everything in the world is pointed against him.”

“The moment will arrive when you are comfortable with who you are, and what you are– bald or old or fat or poor, successful or struggling- when you don't feel the need to apologize for anything or to deny anything. To be comfortable in your own skin is the beginning of strength.”

“A person who will not take care of the little things will not take care of the big things, for big things are but an accumulation of little things.”

“A man with a club [bat] is a law-maker, a man to be obeyed, but not necessarily conciliated.”