“In the race of life, always back self-interest; at least you know it's trying.”

“If you always do what interests you, at least one person is pleased.”

“Ah, self-interest at last. Despite all of our differences, of race and time and distance, we achieve commonality. I understand self-interest.”

“So you know cats are interesting. They are kind of like girls. If they come and talk to you it's great. But if you try to talk to them it doesn't always go so well.”

“We have always known that heedless self-interest was bad morals; we know now that it is bad economics.”

“Give a man or woman back his self-respect, and in most cases-not all, but most-you also give back that person's ability to think with at least some clarity.”

“You know how you're always trying to get things to come out perfect in art because it's real difficult in life”

“There's always one more way to do things and that's your way, and you have a right to try it at least once.”

“It is a human defect--to try to know one's self by the self of another.”

“I'm backing David Cameron's campaign out of pure, cynical self-interest.”