There is nothing but that frail breastwork of earth between the people and destruction.

The best way to cheer yourself up is to try to cheer somebody else up.

It{California} is the land where the fabled Aladdin's Lamp lies buried-and she {San Francisco} is the new Aladdin who shall seize it from its obscurity and summon the genie and command him to crown her with power and greatness and bring to her feet the hoarded treasures of the earth.

Astonishing things can be done with the human memory if you will devote it faithfully to one particular line of business.

All I say is, kings is kings, and you got to make allowances. Take them all around, they're a mighty ornery lot. It's the way they're raised.

I am pushing sixty. That is enough exercise for me.

When I reflect upon the number of disagreeable people who I know have gone to a better world, I am moved to lead a different life.