Thomas Hood

To attempt to advise conceited people is like whistling against the wind.

'Extremes meet', as the whiting said with its tail in its mouth.

Some minds improve by travel, others, rather, resemble copper wire, or brass, which get the narrower by going farther.

The greatest gift is a portion of thyself.

I'm interested in the psychological exploration of human nature, and it just happens to come in the form of film-making.

I'm trying to get the record that I made at my birthday party last year, trying to get that out, and the lawyers are diddling around with it and it probably won't be out until next year. I don't know.