If it can't be expressed in figures, it is not science; it is opinion. It has long been known that one horse can run faster than another - but which one? Differences are crucial.

It's a man's business to be what he is, and to be it in style.

If an elderly respected expert in a given field tells you that something can be done he is almost certainly right. If an elderly respected expert in a given field tells you that something is impossible, he is almost certainly wrong.

Don't ever become a pessimist... a pessimist is correct oftener than an optimist, but an optimist has more fun, and neither can stop the march of events.

The less respect an older person deserves the more certain he is to demand it from anyone younger.

I don't see how an article of clothing can be indecent. A person, yes.

My old man taught me two things: 'Mind own business' and 'Always cut cards.'