There is an evil tendency underlying all our technology - the tendency to do what is reasonable even when it isn't any good.
Somebody has to do something, and it's just incredibly pathetic that it has to be us.
Flattery is like cologne water, to be smelt of, not swallowed.
A man is too apt to forget that in this world he cannot have everything. A choice is all that is left him.
There is surely a piece of divinity in us, something that was before the elements, and owes no homage unto the sun.
The toughest thing about success is that you've got to keep on being a success. Talent is only a starting point in this business. You've got to keep on working that talent. Someday I'll reach for it and it won't be there.
Do something every day that you don't want to do; this is the golden rule for acquiring the habit of doing your duty without pain.