A yawn is a silent shout.

When giving treats to friends or children, give them what they like, emphatically not what is good for them.

America is the only nation in the world that is founded on creed. That creed is set forth with dogmatic and even theological lucidity in the Declaration of Independence; perhaps the only piece of practical politics that is also theoretical politics and also great literature.

The big corporation is not in the least remarkable for efficiency; it is only too big to be blamed for its inefficiency.

Democracy means government by the uneducated, while aristocracy means government by the badly educated.

Grey is a colour that always seems on the eve of changing to some other colour.

The sceptics, like bees, give their one sting and die.