Whenever we approve, we can find a hundred good reasons to justify our approbation. Whenever we dislike, we can find a thousand to justify our dislike.
—Samuel Richardson (1689–1761)
I’d hate to be a teetotaller. Imagine getting up in the morning and knowing that’s as good as you’re going to feel all day.
—Dean Martin (b. 1917)
I think when the full horror of being fifty hits you, you should stay home and have a good cry.
—Alan Bleasdale (b. 1946)