Man himself has become our greatest hazard and our only hope. So that today, St. John the apostle may well be paraphrased: In the end is the Word, and the Word is Man - and the Word is with Men.

I have seen too many men go down, and I never permit myself to forget that one day, through accident or under the charge of a younger, stronger knight, I too will go down.

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

If you want to keep a friend, never test him.

Misfortune is a fact of nature acceptable to women, especially when it falls on other women.

Fella in business got to lie an' cheat, but he calls it somepin else. That's what's important. You go steal that tire an' you're a thief, but he tried to steal your four dollars for a busted tire. They call that sound business.

Unless a reviewer has the courage to give you unqualified praise, I say ignore the bastard.