Never worry about theory as long as the machinery does what it's supposed to do.

He's an honest politician--he stays bought.

At least once every human should have to run for his life, to teach him that milk does not come from supermarkets, that safety does not come from policemen, that 'news' is not something that happens to other people. He might learn how his ancestors lived and that he himself is no different--in the crunch his life depends on his agility, alertness, and personal resourcefulness.

The supreme irony of life is that hardly anyone gets out of it alive.

Progress isn't made by early risers. It's made by lazy men trying to find easier ways to do something.

To be matter-of-fact about the world is to blunder into fantasy - and dull fantasy at that, as the real world is strange and wonderful.

Most women are damn fools and children. But they've got more range than we've got. The brave ones are braver, the good ones are better - and the vile ones are viler, for that matter.