I do not argue with obstinate men. I act in spite of them.

Before I speak, I have something important to say.

I would define, in brief, the poetry of words as the rhythmical creation of Beauty.

I can see in your eyes, I can see in your faces, I can see you cry. But what I want to say, there's no reason to cry. Do not, in the name of peace, go in the streets and riot.

Freedom lies in being bold.

There are two things children should get from their parents: roots and wings.

Abuse of words has been the great instrument of sophistry and chicanery, of party, faction, and division of society.

If one is to be called a liar, one may as well make an effort to deserve the name.

In the United States today, we have more than our share of the nattering nabobs of negativism.

You will always be fond of me. I represent to you all the sins you never had the courage to commit.

I have only ever read one book in my life, and that is White Fang. It's so frightfully good I've never bothered to read another.

Three may keep a secret, if two of them are dead.

I have a simple philosophy. Fill what's empty. Empty what's full. And scratch where it itches.

Of puns it has been said that those who most dislike them are those who are least able to utter them.

If the only prayer you said was thank you, that would be enough.

I've learned that you shouldn't go through life with a catcher's mitt on both hands; you need to be able to throw something back.

You can't deny laughter; when it comes, it plops down in your favorite chair and stays as long as it wants.

Only those with no memory insist on their originality.

The idea of freedom is inspiring. But what does it mean? If you are free in a political sense but have no food, what's that? The freedom to starve?

I just want to retire before I go senile because if I don't retire before I go senile, then I'll do more damage than good at that point.

Ah just act the way ah feel.