I like a thin book because it will Steady a Table, a leather volume because it will Strop a Razor, and a heavy book because it can be Thrown at a Cat.

Hunger is the handmaid of genius

When I was 17, my father was so stupid, I didn't want to be seen with him in public. When I was 24, I was amazed at how much the old man had learned in just 7 years.

There is no use in your walking five miles to fish when you can depend on being just as unsuccessful near home.

Make your mark in New York and you are a made man.

We Americans... bear the ark of liberties of the world.

Good wine needs no bush; a jug is the thing.