“I was irrevocably betrothed to laughter, the sound of which has always seemed to me to be the most civilized music in the world. ”

“I am an optimist, unrepentant and militant. After all, in order not to be a fool, an optimist must know what a sad place the world can be. It is only the pessimist who finds this out anew every day.”

“Love is an act of endless forgiveness; a tender look which becomes a habit.”

“If the world should blow itself up, the last audible voice would be that of an expert saying it can't be done.”

“I imagine hell like this: Italian punctuality, German humour and English wine.”

“The only reason I made a commercial for American Express was to pay for my American Express bill.”

“Beliefs are what divide people. Doubt unites them.”