You do not think much of me, do you, Cogburn?" "I don't think about you at all when your mouth is closed.

Listen, here's what I'd like to do: I'd like to live in a trailer and play records all night.

You must pay for everything in this world one way and another. There is nothing free except the Grace of God. You cannot earn that or deserve it.

Time just gets away from us.

My Master of Arts degree means nothing at all to these monkeys and I have come to share their indifference.

I know what they said even if they would not say it to my face. People love to talk. They love to slander you if you have any substance.

But I had not the strength nor the inclination to bandy words with a drunkard. What have you done when you have bested a fool?

The wicked flee when none pursueth.

As he drank, little brown drops of coffee clung to his mustache like dew. Men will live like billy goats if they are let alone.

Lookin' back is a bad habit.

Nothing I like to do pays well.

Then I shall bid thee goodnight, my dear. Sweet pixies watch over the dusty moonlight of your dreams, Jessameine.

Everything unsaid can be guessedTruth may not always be confessed

Nothing and no one can destroy the Chinese people. They are relentless survivors.

Until the great mass of the people shall be filled with the sense of responsibility for each other's welfare, social justice can never be attained.

There is no waste of time like making excuses.

The good thoughts you send out to others will return to you multiplied.

Side note to parents: Anyone who thinks 'Dude, Where's My Car' is more appropriate for children than 'American Pie' because it obtained a PG-13 rating needs to stop trusting the MPAA.

My father did everything for me. He was awesome.

I believe in a graduated income tax on big fortunes, and in . . . a graduated inheritance tax on big fortunes, . . . increasing rapidly in amount with the size of the estate.

If any two men desire the same thing, which nevertheless they cannot both enjoy, they become enemies.