A genius is always on duty; even his dreams are tax deductible.

There is a wine called Easy Days and Mellow Nights, well-known on the outskirts of the Navajo reservation. It is an economical wine, fortified with the best of intentions, and I recommend it to every serious wino.

A leader leads from in front, by the power of example. A ruler pushes from behind, by means of the club, the whip, the power of fear.

To the intelligent man or woman, life appears infinitely mysterious. But the stupid have an answer for every question.

The ready availability of suicide, like sex and alcohol, is one of life's basic consolations.

God is a sound people make when they're too tired to think anymore.

There are circumstances in which suicide presents a viable option; a workable alternative; the only sensible solution.