"I knew Slash in high school, but not very well. Just knew him as this kid that used to hang out in the hallway. Pretty much looked then the way he does now"

"It is well known that Beauty does not look with a good grace on the timid advances of Humour"

"The philosophy of the school room in one generation will be the philosophy of government in the next"

"Not houses finely roofed or the stones of walls well builded, nay nor canals and dockyards make the city, but men able to use their opportunity"

"I was put off by people at school - my cabbage wasn't as good as other people's, you know, so that put me off"

"I started my own little carpet and upholstery cleaning business. I've done it for 20 years. I live well"

"I always wanted to go to the Chavez school but I could never afford it when I was growing up so a lot of my learning came from magic books and watching other magicians. I was also very lucky that I had a couple of really good magic teachers"

"I spend a lot of time at my son's school and I really wanted to do a movie that the kids could see. The good thing about being my age and not having to be the ingenue anymore is that I get to be a mom. I get to have kids in my movies"

"I've been imitated so well I've heard people copy my mistakes"

"The desire to annoy no one, to harm no one, can equally well be the sign of a just as of an anxious disposition"

"When marrying, ask yourself this question: Do you believe that you will be able to converse well with this person into your old age? Everything else in marriage is transitory"