In the theater one must sit in such a way that one sees the audience as a dark mass. Then it cannot bother one more than it does an actor. Nothing is more disturbing than being able to distinguish individuals in the crowd.

It is either a half-truth or a truth and a half.

Journalist: a person without any ideas but with an ability to express them; a writer whose skill is improved by a deadline: the more time he has, the worse he writes.

Education is what most receive, many pass on, and few possess.

One cannot dictate an aphorism to a typist. It would take too long.

I am not for women but against men.

What is a historian? Someone who doesn't write well enough to work on a daily.