It must be that to govern a nation you need a specific talent and that this may very well exist without general ability.

It is not difficult to be unconventional in the eyes of the world when your unconventionality is but the convention of your set.

I travel because I like to move from place to place, I enjoy the sense of freedom it gives me, it pleases me to be rid of ties, responsibilities, duties, I like the unknown; I meet odd people who amuse me for a moment and sometimes suggest a theme for a composition; I am often tired of myself and I have a notion that by travel I can add to my personality and so change myself a little. I do not bring back from the journey quite the same self that I took

There was once a professor of law who said to his students. When you are fighting a case, if you have facts on your side hammer them into the jury, and if you have the law on your side hammer it into the judge. But if you have neither the facts nor the law, asked one of his listeners? Then hammer the hell into the table, answered the professor.

In heaven, when the blessed use the telephone they will say what they have to say and not a word besides.

Art for art's sake makes no more sense than gin for gin's sake.

It is well known that Beauty does not look with a good grace on the timid advances of Humour.