I'm in favor of progress; it's change I don't like.

What a lie it is to call this a free country, where none but the unworthy and undeserving may swear.

The report of my death was an exaggeration.

I cannot help but notice that there is no problem between us that cannot be solved by your departure.

Stripping away the irrational, the illogical, and the impossible, I am left with atheism. I can live with that.

God rewards gamblers and fools. The crucial thing, when you win, is knowing which you were.

All you need in this life is ignorance and confidence; then success is sure. You can "already know for sure" things that could actually impede progress. Always be on the lookout for the things you did not know, that you did not know. Secondly, work on strengthening personal belief that a particular will be achieved regardless of any adversity that may show up, or evidence to the contrary.