The life of man in this world is like the life of a fly in a room filled with 100 boys, each armed with a fly-swatter.

Any man who afflicts the human race with ideas must be prepared to see them misunderstood.

Voting is simply a way of determining which side is the stronger without putting it to the test of fighting.

It is only doubt that creates. It is only the minority that counts.

I never listen to debates. They are dreadful things indeed. The plain truth is that I am not a fair man, and don't want to hear both sides. On all known subjects, ranging from aviation to xylophone-playing, I have fixed and invariable ideas. They have not changed since I was four or five.

Everyman is thoroughly happy twice in his life, just after he has met his first love, and just after he has left his last one.

A sense of humor always withers in the presence of the messianic delusion, like justice and the truth in front of patriotic passion.