The purpose of life is to live it.

I go to a better tailor than any of you and pay more for my clothes. The only difference is that you probably don't sleep in yours.

I am sure of very little, and I shouldn't be surprised if those things were wrong.

I am simply an agnostic. I haven't yet had time or opportunity to explore the universe, and I don't know what I might run on to in some nook or corner.

It is just as often a great misfortune to be the child of the rich as it is to be the child of the poor. Wealth has its misfortunes. Too much, too great opportunity and advantage given to a child has its misfortunes.

Thirteen states with a population less than that of New York State alone can prevent repeal [of prohibition] until Halley's comet returns. One might as well talk about a summer vacation on Mars.

Nothing is so loved by tyrants as obedient subjects.