It distresses me, this failure to keep pace with the leaders of thought, as they pass into oblivion.

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.

It is a fact that not once in all my life have I gone out for a walk. I have been taken out for walks; but that is another matter.

Some people are born to lift heavy weights, some are born to juggle golden balls.

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

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

There is much to be said for failure. It is more interesting than success.