He is a first-rate collector who can, upon all occasions, collect his wits.

A word of kindness is seldom spoken in vain. It can be and is often treasured by the recipient for life.

A man bitten by a dog, whether the animal is mad or not, is apt to get mad himself.

A word of kindness is seldom spoken in vain, while witty saying are as easily lost as the pearls slipping from a broken string.

A dentist at work in his vocation always looks down in the mouth.

There is a realm where the rainbow never fades

Prejudice is the twin of illiberality.

Some old women and men grow bitter with age; the more their teeth drop out, the more biting they get.

It is undoubtedly true that some people mistake sycophancy for good nature, but it is equally true that many more mistake impertinence for sincerity.

The pen is a formidable weapon, but a man can kill himself with it a great deal more easily than he can other people.

A great many political speeches are literary parricides; they kill their fathers.

I have never voted in my life.

All of life and human relations have become so incomprehensibly complex that, when you think about it, it becomes terrifying and your heart stands still.

So we [Americans] have a history a taking care of each other. Now, for some strange reason starting sort of in the 20's with Woodrow Wilson, the government started getting involved in everything.

This is our chance to build a Britain where everyone benefits from the success of the economy.

To write well is to think well, to feel well, and to render well; it is to possess at once intellect, soul, and taste.

I am bad at memory - this is why I shoot pictures.

Good actors never use the script unless it's amazing writing. All the good actors I've worked with, they all say whatever they want to say.

My parents were very patient with my pretentious little adolescent snobberies. It took me awhile to accept them.

The plants filled the place, a forest of them, with nasty meaty leaves and stalks like the newly washed fingers of dead men.

I went to Princeton in the fall of 1930 as a half-time instructor.