A lion's work hours are only when he's hungry; once he's satisfied, the predator and prey live peacefully together.

When critics sit in judgment it is hard to tell where justice leaves off and vengeance begins.

Anyone can negatively criticize - it is the cheapest of all comment because it requires not a modicum of the effort that suggestion requires.

I have come to know Bugs so well that I no longer have to think about what he is doing in any situation. I let the part of me that is Bugs come to the surface, knowing, with regret, that I can never match his marvelous confidence.

In 1918, when I was 6 or 7 years old, radio was just coming into use in the Great War.

You can't force inspiration. It's like trying to catch a butterfly with a hoop but no net. If you keep your mind open and receptive, though, one day a butterfly will land on your finger.

Mark Twain's Roughing It is a book that many people don't know about, but I highly recommend to anybody at any age.