The average politician goes through a sentence like a man exploring a disused mine shaft-blind, groping, timorous and in imminent danger of cracking his shins on a subordinate clause or a nasty bit of subjunctive.

Boredom and stupidity and patriotism, especially when combined, are three of the greatest evils of the world we live in.

The most original thing a writer can do is write like himself. It is also his most difficult task.

My dear fellow, my whole life is moved by the principle that the one thing which is more important than peace is music. It is because I believe that I am poor.

If you attack Stupidity you attack an entrenched interest with friends in government and every walk of public life.

The art of the quoter is to know when to stop.

The great charm of cats is their rampant egotism, their devil-may-care attitude toward responsibility, their disinclination to earn an honest dollar.