There is nothing in the world like persuasive speech to fuddle the mental apparatus.

It usually takes more than three weeks to prepare a good impromptu speech. Overnight success is a fallacy. It is preceded by a great deal of preparation. Ask any successful person how they came to this point in their lives, and they will have a story to tell.

There have been innumerable Temporary Seekers after the Truth-have you ever heard of a permanent one?

Sometimes my feelings are so hot that I have to take the pen and put them out on paper to keep them from setting me afire inside; then all that ink and labor are wasted because I can't print the results

And so when I couldn't stand it no longer, I lit out. I got into my old rags and my sugar-hogshead again, and was free and satisfied.

Life is but a dream, a grotesque and foolish dream.

Bridgeport?" Said I. "Camelot," Said he.