With the Great Detective, to think was to act, and to act was to think. Frequently he could do both together.

Many a man in love with a dimple makes the mistake of marrying the whole girl.

The landlady of a boarding-house is a parallelogram - that is, an oblong angular figure, which cannot be described, but which is equal to anything

Now, the essence, the very spirit of Christmas is that we first make believe a thing is so, and lo, it presently turns out to be so.

It may be those who do most, dream most.

I am a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work the more I have of it.

A half truth, like half a brick, is always more forcible as an argument than a whole one. It carries better.

Advertising: the science of arresting the human intelligence long enough to get money from it.

There are two things in ordinary conversation which ordinary people dislike - information and wit

I detest life-insurance agents: they always argue that I shall some day die, which is not so.

It takes a good deal of physical courage to ride a horse. This, however, I have. I get it at about forty cents a flask, and take it as required.

Empowering Women 101-- A strong women knows that cheating isn't a mistake it's a choice. The choice was made long before you found out.

The wisest people are often the simplest.

... how could Britain operate in India for 300 years and take so little back from it in terms of understanding?

The only time you can have maximum economic progress is when social programs don't exist.

He who thinks to save anything by his religion, besides his soul, will be a loser in the end.

Usually I'm too tired to apologize.

Let there be no illusions. The Communion is broken and fragmented. The Communion will break.

A heart filled with love is like a phoenix that no cage can imprison.

I said that I’m a fairy… and I prefer to dance and fly with the butterfly but they made me talk and walk - and I hate walking and talking.

I've made a lot of people a lot of money, and I've made a lot of people really happy. I've entertained millions and millions of people.