"Genealogy is based on the obviously silly idea that there is no such thing as a bastard."

"The more corrupt the state, the more numerous the laws."

"Man's drive for self expression, which over centuries built his monuments, does not stay within set bounds; the creations, which yesterday were the detested and obscene, become the classics of today."

"The world is proof that God is a committee."

"All the taxes paid over a lifetime by the average American are spent by the government in less than a second."

"The Bible tells us to love our neighbors, and also to love our enemies; probably because generally they are the same people."

"One essential to success is that your desire be an all-obsessing one, your thoughts and aims be co-ordinated, and your energy be concentrated and applied without letup."

"Go not for every grief to the physician, nor for every quarrel to the lawyer, nor for every thirst to the pot."

"Being a woman is a terribly difficult task since it consists principally in dealing with men."

"I do not want people to be agreeable, as it saves me the trouble of liking them."

"I was born old and get younger every day. At present I am sixty years young."

"I must lose myself in action, lest I wither in despair."