There are some things which cannot be learned quickly, and time, which is all we have, must be paid heavily for their acquiring.

Good writing is good conversation, only more so.

What I learned constructive about women, not just ethics like never blame them if they pox you because somebody poxed them and lots of times they don't even know they have it — that's in the first reader for squares — is, no matter how they get, always think of them the way they were on the best day they ever had.

I still need more healthy rest in order to work at my best. My health is the main capital I have and I want to administer it intelligently.

French is the language of diplomacy. Spanish is the language of bureaucracy.

There are many who do not know they are fascists but will find it out when the time comes.

I know war as few other men now living know it, and nothing to me is more revolting. I have long advocated its complete abolition, as its very destructiveness on both friend and foe has rendered it useless as a method of settling international disputes.