I was dead for millions of years before I was born and it never inconvenienced me a bit.

Damn these human beings; if I had invented them I would go hide my head in a bag.

I smoke in moderation. Only one cigar at a time.

My land, the power of training! Of influence! Of education! It can bring a body up to believe anything.

I was educated once - it took me years to get over it.

To stand still is to fall behind.

We had the sky up there, all speckled with stars, and we used to lay on our backs and look up at them, and discuss about whether they was made, or only just happened - Jim he allowed they was made, but I allowed they happened; I judged it would have took too long to make so many. Jim said the moon could a laid them; well that looked kind of reasonable, so I didn't say nothing against it, because I've seen a frog lay most as many, so of course It could be done.