Trouble will come soon enough, and when he does come receive him as pleasantly as possible. The more amiably you greet him, the sooner he will go away.

We wish genius and morality where affectionate companions, but it is a fact that they are often bitter enemies. They don't necessarily coalesce any more than oil and water do.

One of the principal features of my entertainment is that it contains so many things that don't have anything to do with it.

Trouble will come soon enough, and when he does come receive him as pleasantly as possible. The more amiably you greet him, the sooner he will go away.

I am not a politician, and my other habits are good, also.

Let's have the Union restored as it was, if we can; but if we can't, I'm in favor of the Union as it wasn't.

I can't sing. As a singist I am not a success. I am saddest when I sing. So are those who hear me. They are sadder even than I am.