All reformers, however strict their social conscience, live in houses just as big as they can pay for.

The test of enjoyment is the remembrance which it leaves behind.

There are two things to aim at in life: first, to get what you want; and after that, to enjoy it. Only the wisest of mankind achieve the second.

When they come downstairs from their Ivory Towers, idealists are very apt to walk straight into the gutter.

Don't tell friends their social faults; they will cure the fault and never forgive you.

The denunciation of the young is a necessary part of the hygiene of older people, and greatly assists the circulation of the blood.

Eat with the rich, but go to the play with the poor, who are capable of joy.

People say that life is the thing, but I prefer reading.

Happiness is a wine of the rarest vintage, and seems insipid to a vulgar taste.

What I like in a good author is not what he says but what he whispers.

Style is a magic wand, and turns everything to gold that it touches.

Appreciate the creation, respect the creator of it, and admire the source of all creativity.

The times spat at me. I spit back at the times.

I think the talent is there to get to Super Bowl 5.

If I had to just play 200 shows a year with the same set, there'd be a gun. In my mouth. With bullets in it.

But I don't think the popularity of flying has diminished a bit.

Collectors are happy people.

People will tell you that you cant do it, no matter what you are trying to do, so you just have to really keep at it.

In my own writing, I think of myself as a realist who exaggerates a little.

To praise the sun is to praise your own eyes.

An individual, thinking himself injured, makes more noise than a State.