A man must choose his own way of life, and…it is only by following out one’s own bent that there can be the really harmonious life.” [In an interview conducted by Bram Stoker]

To be really happy and really safe, one ought to have at least two or three hobbies, and they must all be real.

The way to achieve happiness is to try for perfection that is impossible to achieve, and spend the rest of your life trying to achieve it.

The United States is like a gigantic boiler. Once the fire is lit under it, there's no limit to the power it can generate.

The monarchy is so extraordinarily useful. When Britain wins a battle she shouts, God save the Queen; when she loses, she votes down the prime minister.

A man is about as big as the things that make him angry.

Don't interrupt me while I'm interrupting.