It is really surprising how many and what pleasant things happen to me

The truth hurts, only when it can heal.

Gold will never free your father, the price, my dear, is you instead.

Let me tell you, that was a thrill. Now, even more, I knew I had to get Schmeling good.

[ If I wasn't making music ] I'd probably end up going to school, I never went to school. Or just give up and get my plumber's ticket and move back to Edmonton and become an alcoholic.

Too much reasoning has spoiled the contemporary mind. People have lost their hearts and faith.

I have seen people rude by being over-polite.

Since death is certain and the time of death is uncertain, what is the most important thing?

Life gradually becomes a surrender to situations conditioned by technology.

Censorship reflects a society's lack of confidence in itself. It is a hallmark of an authoritarian regime.

Actually I'd had a certain amount of experience in Europe in the inter-war period, as a banker, and I was also a member of the Board of Directors of the International Chamber of Commerce.