Peter Ustinov

Once we are destined to live out our lives in the prison of our mind, our duty is to furnish it well.

If Botticelli were alive today he'd be working for Vogue.

The habit of religion is oppressive, an easy way out of thought.

A writer can write in an attic, or on top of a bus. Or with a sharp stick in some wet cement. To act, an actor has to have words. A stage. a camera turning.

The symbolic significance of individual athletes' achievements has sometimes proved more productive than the negotiations of diplomats or politicians.

I am convinced that the reason so many fans leave Dodger Stadium after the seventh inning is that they become bored.