Reason has never failed men. Only force and repression have made the wrecks in the world.

Dip your pen into your arteries and write.

My advice to the women of America is to raise more hell and fewer dahlias.

Greatness, generally speaking, is an unusual quantity of a usual quality grafted upon a common man.

Never use the word, 'very.' It is the weakest word in the English language; doesn't mean anything. If you feel the urge of 'very' coming on, just write the word, 'damn,' in the place of 'very.' The editor will strike out the word, 'damn,' and you will have a good sentence.

Liberty is the only thing you cannot have unless you are willing to give it to others.

I fear vastly more a futile, incompetent old age than I do any form of death.