Socialism never took root in America because the poor see themselves not as an exploited proletariat but as temporarily embarrassed millionaires.

If a story is not about the hearer, he will not listen. And here I make a rule—a great and interesting story is about everyone or it will not last.

The bank is something more than men, I tell you. It's the monster. Men made it, but they can't control it.

And finally comes culture, which is entertainment, relaxation, transport out of the pain of living.

You can only understand people if you feel them in yourself.

People do not want advice - they want corroboration.

Some people there are who, being grown; forget the horrible task of learning to read. It is perhaps the greatest single effort that the human undertakes, and he must do it as a child.