... France is the genius among nations.

Men are not amusing during the shooting season; but, after all, my dear, men were not especially designed to amuse women.

her age was that indeterminate mixture of everlasting youth and anticipated wisdom which is the glory and the curse of genius.

I have come to the conclusion that the modern interpretation of the Declaration of Independence is something like this: I am as good as those that think themselves better and a long sight better than those who only think themselves as good.

New York has always prided itself on its bad manners. That is the real source of our strength.

there is only one thing we do know and that is that we do not know anything.

Whether you fail or set the world on fire cannot make so very much difference if only you have the opportunity to try for it, to work for it, to think of nothing else!