[On Austen Chamberlain:] He is more loyal to his friends than to his convictions.

Too much brilliance has its disadvantages, and misplaced wit may raise a laugh, but often beheads a topic of profound interest.

He's very clever, but sometimes his brains go to his head.

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.

[To Jean Harlow, who repeatedly mispronounced her first name:] No, no, Jean. The t is silent, as in Harlow.

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

What a pity, when Christopher Colombus discovered America, that he ever mentioned it.