Of course I deprecate war, but if it is brought to my door the bringer will find me at home.

Talleyrand once said to the first Napoleon that the United States is a giant without bones. Since that time our gristle has been rapidly hardening.

True art is but the anti-type of nature; the embodiment of discovered beauty in utility.

The lesson of history is rarely learned by the actors themselves.

There are men and women who make the world better just by being the kind of people they are. They have the gift of kindness or courage or loyalty or integrity. It really matters very little whether they are behind the wheel of a truck or running a business or bringing up a family. The teach the truth by living it.

Whoever controls the volume of money in any country is absolute master of all industry and commerce.

At present, the most valuable gift which can be bestowed upon women is something to do which they can do well and worthily, and thereby maintain themselves.