There is no such thing as material covetousness. All covetousness is spiritual. ...Any so-called material thing that you want is merely a symbol: you want it not for itself, but because it will content your spirit for the moment.

We do not get ice-cream every where, and so, when we do, we are apt to dissipate to excess.

Give a man a reputation as an early riser and he can sleep 'til noon.

We called him Barney for short. We couldn't use his real name, there wasn't time.

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.

The [Kodak is] the only witness I have encountered in my long experience that I couldn't bribe.

Enthusiasm is caught, not taught.