Rockefeller made his money in oil, which he discovered at the bottom of wells. Oil was considered crude in those days, but so was Rockefeller. Now both are considered quite refined.

It is all right to hold a conversation but you should let go of it now and then.

Politics, it seems to me, for years, or all too long, has been concerned with right or left instead of right or wrong.

Libraries: Here is where people, one frequently finds, lower their voices, and raise their minds.

I've suffered from all of the hang-ups known, and none is as bad as the telephone.

A rumor is one thing that gets thicker instead of thinner as it is spread.

When it comes to eating, you can sometimes help yourself more by helping yourself less.