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.

People are either born hosts or born guests.

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

Sometimes I feel that I am a natural born genius in a field of human endeavor that hasn't been invented yet

To mankind in general Macbeth and Lady Macbeth stand out as the supreme type of all that a host and hostess should not be.

Reverence is a good thing, and part of its value is that the more we revere a man, the more sharply are we struck by anything in him (and there is always much) that is incongruous with his greatness.

Every one, even the richest and most munificent of men, pays much by cheque more light-heartedly than he pays little in specie.