Women upset everything. When you let them into your life, you find that the woman is driving at one thing and you're driving at another.

Kings are not born: they are made by artificial hallucination.

Youth is just wasted on young people.

Religion is a great force - the only real motive force in the world; but what you fellows don't understand is that you must get at a man through his own religion and not through yours.

I do not want actors and actresses to understand my plays. That is not necessary. If they will only pronounce the correct sounds I can guarantee the results.

Cruelty must be whitewashed by a moral excuse, and pretense of reluctance.

Principles without programs are platitudes.