"Friendship, of itself a holy tie, is made more sacred by adversity."

"Bigotry murders religion to frighten fools with her ghost."

"Men's arguments often prove nothing but their wishes."

"Happiness, that grand mistress of the ceremonies in the dance of life, impels us through all its mazes and meanderings, but leads none of us by the same route."

"I once sang 'Summer Nights,' from 'Grease,' at a bar in Melbourne with John Travolta, who's a good friend of mine. He looked cool singing the part of Danny - sitting in an armchair, smoking a cigar - while I got stuck playing Sandy."

"The friend is the man who knows all about you, and still likes you."

"Sweet is the scene where genial friendship plays the pleasing game of interchanging praise."

"It pays to know the enemy - not least because at some time you may have the opportunity to turn him into a friend."