A little government and a little luck are necessary in life, but only a fool trusts either of them.
A hypocrite is a person who--but who isn't?
Keep cool and you command everybody.
Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be.
When I came back to Dublin I was courtmartialed in my absence and sentenced to death in my absence, so I said they could shoot me in my absence.
I had no idea how much of this was making it through the muffling bag.
Few people think more than two or three times a year; I have made an international reputation for myself by thinking once or twice a week.