I understand the technique of eccentricity; it would be futile for a man to labor at establishing a reputation for oddity if he were ready at the slightest provocation to revert to normal action.

As I understand it, a born executive is a guy who, when anything difficult or unexpected happens, yells for somebody to come and help him.

If your ego is in good shape you will pretend you're surprised if a National Chairman calls you to tell you his party wants to nominate you for President of the United States, but you're not really surprised.

In a world that operates largely at random, coincidences are to be expected, but any one of them must always be mistrusted.

Labels are for the things men make, not for men. The most primitive man is too complex to be labeled.

A guest is a jewel on the cushion of hospitality

What the tongue has promised, the body must submit to.