The real charm of the United States is that it is the only comic country ever heard of.

The way to deal with superstition is not to be polite to it, but to tackle it with all arms, and so rout it, cripple it, and make it forever infamous and ridiculous. Is it, perchance, cherished by persons who should know better? Then their folly should be brought out into the light of day, and exhibited there in all its hideousness until they flee from it, hiding their heads in shame.

It takes a long while for a naturally trustful person to reconcile himself to the idea that after all God will not help him

Those who can't teach - administrate. Those who can't administrate - go into politics.

I hate sports the way people who like sports hate common sense.

If a sense of duty tortures a man, it also enables him to achieve prodigies.

There's really no point to voting. If it made any difference, it would probably be illegal.