No man remains quite what he was when he recognizes himself.
-- Thomas Mann AA

Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.
-- Leo Tolstoy AA

Cogito cogito ergo cogito sum (I think that I think, therefore I think that I am.)
-- Ambrose Bierce AA

There are worse things in life than death. Have you ever spent an evening with an insurance salesman?
-- Woody Allen AA