I like the Americans for a great many reasons. I like them because even the modern thing called industrialism has not entirely destroyed in them the very ancient thing called democracy. I like them because they have a respect for work which really curbs the human tendency to snobbishness.

The modern world is a crowd of very rapid racing cars all brought to a standstill and stuck in a block of traffic.

Boys like romantic tales; but babies like realistic tales-because they find them romantic.

It is human to err; and the only final and deadly error, among all our errors, is denying that we have ever erred.

Over-civilization and barbarism are within an inch of each other. And a mark of both is the power of medicine-men.

The thing I hate about an argument is that it always interrupts a discussion.

Leisure is being allowed to do nothing.