Drama has to do with circumstance, tragedy has to do with individual choice.

Friendship is friendship, a wonderful thing, and I'm all for it. You know me on this point!

Every reiteration of the idea that nothing matters debases the human spirit

Poker reveals to the frank observer something else of import it will teach him about his own nature. Many bad players do not improve because the cannot bear self-knowledge.

Always tell the truth - it's the easiest thing to remember

I'm not an ascetic.

I love the British.

You get rich through luck. You get rich through crime. You get rich through fulfilling the needs of another. You can be as greedy as you like. If you can't do one of those three things, you ain't going to get any money.

The liberals in my neighbourhood wouldn’t give away Brentwood to the Palestinians, but they want to give away Tel Aviv.

Flattery takes away the capacity of the listener to make a rational, unbiased opinion.