Quotes by Neil Simon

“Dont listen to those who say, you taking too big a chance. Michelangelo would have painted the Sistine floor, and it would surely be rubbed out by today. Most important, dont listen when the little voice of fear inside you rears its ugly head and says. they all smarter than you out there. Theyre more talented, theyre taller, blonder, prettier, luckier, and they have connections. I firmly believe that if you follow a path that interests you, not to the exclusion of love, sensitivity, and cooperation with others, but with the strength of conviction that you can move others by your own efforts, and do not make success or failure the criteria by which you live, the chances are youll be a person worthy of your own respects.”

“Take care of him. And make him feel important. And if you can do that, youll have a happy and wonderful marriage. Like two out of every ten couples.”

“Writing is an escape from a world that crowds me. I like being alone in a room. Its almost a form of meditation- an investigation of my own life. It has nothing to do with Ive got to get another play”

“I love living. I have some problems with my life, but living is the best thing theyve come up with so far.”

“I felt like writing about a time when I was probably, and I think all of us are, the happiest in our lives-before the obligations start in.”

“If no one ever took risks, Michaelangelo would have painted the Sistine floor.”

“Everyone thinks they can write a play; you just write down what happened to you. But the art of it is drawing from all the moments of your life.”

“If you can go through life without experiencing pain you probably havent been born yet.”

“I firmly believe that if you follow a path that interests you, not to the exclusion of love, sensitivity, and cooperation with others, but with the strength of conviction that you can move others by your own efforts, and do not make success or failur”

“Hes too nervous to kill himself. He wears his seat belt in a drive-in movie.”

I LOVE living, I have some problems with my LIFE, but living is the best thing theyve come up with so far.

[Y]oure young. Young takes care of everything.

Sure it hurts, but if you love someone, you forgive them. BlancheSomethings you forgive, somethings you never forgive. Kate

When its 100 degrees in New York, its 72 in Los Angeles. When its 30 degrees in New York, in Los Angeles its still 72. However, there are 6 million interesting people in New York, and only 72 in Los Angeles.

Goldie Hawn is funny sexy beautiful talented intelligent warm and consistently sunny. Other than that she doesnt impress me at all.

Theres no such thing as a sure thing. Thats why they call it gambling.

Sports is the only entertainment where, no matter how many times you go back, you never know the ending.

You must realize that honorary degrees are given generally to people whose SAT scores were too low to get them into schools the regular way. As a matter of fact, it was my SAT scores that led me into my present vocation in life, comedy.

If no one ever took risks, Michaelangelo would have painted the Sistine floor.

Take care of him. And make him feel important. And if you can do that, youll have a happy and wonderful marriage. Like two out of every ten couples.