Sometimes the most intelligent thing is not to do anything, certainly nothing loaded with the imbecility of emotionality.

It is impossible not to notice that our world is tormented by failure, hate, guilt, and fear.

I cannot see the war as historians see it. Those clever fellows study all the facts and they see the war as a large thing, one of the biggest events in the legend of the man, something general, involving multitudes.

We are not forced into unpleasant activities. We either allow them to come about or we encourage them to come about.

If you're alive, you can't be bored in San Francisco. If you're not alive, San Francisco will bring you to life......San Francisco is a world to explore. It is a place where the heart can go on a delightful adventure. It is a city in which the spirit can know refreshment every day.

Jack Benny had style from the beginning. He stood straight and walked kind of sideways as if he were being gently shoved by a touch of genius.

My work has always been the product of my time.