The hard-drinking newspaperman is, or used to be, a stock character of fiction. Now he is being phased out of literature just as he is being phased out of life.

The turnip is a capricious vegetable, which seems reluctant to show itself at its best.

It is the destiny of mint to be crushed.

Drink wine every day, at lunch and dinner, and the rest will take care of itself.

The turkey has a destiny which ends on San Martino's day.

The oat is the Horatio Alger of cereals, which progressed, if not from rags to riches, at least from weed to health food.

What a mess you’ve made of the simplest of subjects, Della.

We are not poor. We just don't have any money!

Your strength is your ticket to persistence.Your mind is your ticket to brilliance.Your heart is your ticket to excellence.Your soul is your ticket to transcendence.

Buying the right computer and getting it to work properly is no more complicated than building a nuclear reactor from wristwatch parts in a darkened room using only your teeth.

I do not sleep to let others sleep in the shade of my waking.

A diplomat is a man who thinks twice before he says nothing.

I wish to say that we Anarchists have never changed our position. We are Anarchists as of old and still pursue the same ideals.

I dont meet many people who are talking about shows on Showtime.

I've always known the greatness of black people.

Information wants to be useful.