If you look at the history of the U.S., we were an empire long before we were a nation.
Robert D. KaplanIf past history was all there was to the game, the richest people would be librarians.
Warren BuffettI once bought my kids a set of batteries for Christmas with a note on it saying, toys not included.
Bernard ManningI'm not going to tell you to meditate on what Christmas really means and be thankful.
Monica JohnsonMy dad was a diplomat and after living in America, where I was born, he was posted to Cairo.
Arabella WeirAll the learnin' my father paid for was a bit o' birch at one end and an alphabet at the other.
George EliotDad loved movies, and I grew up with British comedy. My ultimate favourite is Peter Sellers.
Mike MyersMy Dad was from Liverpool, and he picked it up in the army. He'd often come out with this stuff.
Mike MyersI sometimes think that being widowed is God's way of telling you to come off the Pill.
Victoria WoodHistory is not reassuring on the subject of the longevity of seemingly lasting great nations, is it?
Dick CavettThere were three great child singing stars: Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder and Jackie Washington.
Don CorneliusIn principle the great religions of the world do not differ as much as they appear to.
Ernest Holmes