I have known no man of genius who had not to pay, in some affliction or defect, either physical or spiritual, for what the gods had given him.

It is easier to confess a defect than to claim a quality.

We must stop talking about the American dream and start listening to the dreams of Americans.

You cannot make a man by standing a sheep on its hind-legs. But by standing a flock of sheep in that position you can make a crowd of men.

Only the insane take themselves seriously.

Not that I had any special reason for hating school. Strange as it may seem to my readers, I was not unpopular there. I was a modest, good-humoured boy. It is Oxford that has made me insufferable.

People are either born hosts or born guests.