I have always wanted to be a man, if only for the reason that I would like to have gauged the value of my intellect.

Haunted from my early youth by the transitoriness and pathos of life, I was aware that it is not enough to say "I am doing no harm," I ought to be testing myself daily, and asking myself what I am really achieving.

The Almighty is a wonderful handicapper: He will not give us everything.

My sort of looks are of the kind that bore me when I see them on other people.

Till I see money spent on the betterment of man instead of on his idleness and destruction, I shall not believe in any perfect form of government.

I do not say I was ever what I would call "plain," but I have the sort of face that bores me when I see it on other people.

It is easier to influence strong than weak characters in life.