I've only had two rules. Do all you can and do it the best you can. It's the only way you ever get that feeling of accomplishing something.

I'm too drunk to taste this chicken

One has to remember that every failure can be a stepping stone to something better.

I just say the moral out of my life is don't quit at age 65, maybe your boat hasn't come in yet. Mine hadn't.

There's no reason to be the richest man in the cemetery. You can't do any business from there.

The hard way builds solidly a foundation of confidence that cannot be swept away

My life isn't over and I'm not going to sit in a rocking chair and take money from the government.

No hours, nor amount of labor, nor amount of money would deter me from giving the best that there was in me.

There's something inside of me that makes me want to help people, especially people who are having difficulty of some kind.

I think a dream is just a suggestion to start something out, do something.

Work is the basis of living. I'll never retire. A man'll rust out quicker than he'll wear out.

I realized I was officially a professional writer when all my plans began with "drink coffee" and ended with "take a nap.

You have to simply love writing, and you have to remind yourself often that you love it.

It is with deep regret that the determination to assemble Parliament has been so long delayed.

Laughter need not be cut out of anything, since it improves everything.

The English Established Church... will more readily pardon an attack on 38 of its 39 articles than on 1/39 of its income.

The good news for Nigeria is that they're two-nil down very early in the game.

Fritz Mondale is not some synthetic Masked Marvel or Mystery Man. He is not made of silicon and micro-chip flakes. He is made of flesh and blood and brains.

I don't have extravagant tastes or expenses - like with cars, clothes, or whatever.

In Europe, it's common to hear about young professionals living with their parents. With the continent's high rents and taxes and its population density, it makes sense.

Let husbands know Their wives have sense like them. They see, and smell, And have their palates both for sweet and sour, As husbands have.