There ought not to be anything in the whole universe that man can't poke his nose into-that's the way we're built and I assume that there's some reason for that.

Come Judgment Day, we may find that Mumbo Jumbo the God of the Congo was the Big Boss all along.

It’s not enough to be able to lie with a straight face; anybody with enough gall to raise on a busted flush can do that. The first way to lie artistically is to tell the truth — but not all of it. The second way involves telling the truth, too, but is harder: Tell the exact truth and maybe all of it…but tell it so unconvincingly that your listener is sure you are lying.

Cats have no sense of humor, they have terribly inflated egos, and they are very touchy.

Decency is not news; it is buried in the obituaries - but it is a force stronger than crime.

Small change can often be found under seat cushions.

Men are expendable; women and children are not. A tribe or a nation can lose a high percentage of its men and still pick up the pieces and go on ... as long as the women and children are saved.