If you are of the opinion that the contemplation of suicide is sufficient evidence of a poetic nature, do not forget that actions speak louder than words.

Eggheads unite! You have nothing to lose but your yolks.

A good reputation is more valuable than money.

Democracy is a form of government in which it is permitted to wonder aloud what the country could do under first-class management.

The only thing that experience teaches us is that experience teaches us nothing.

Practice yourself what you preach.

Thou hast seen nothing yet.

Someday we'll look back on this moment and plow into a parked car.

A platitude is simply a truth repeated till people get tired of hearing it.

The past always looks better than it was. It's only pleasant because it isn't here.

I remember once being on a station platform in Cleveland at four in the morning. A black porter was carrying my bags, and as we were waiting for the train to come in, he said to me: "Excuse me, Mr. Cooke, I don't want to invade your privacy, but I h

It is common sense to take a method and try it. If it fails, admit it frankly and try another. But above all, try something.

When a shepherd goes to kill a wolf, and takes his dog along to see the sport, he should take care to avoid mistakes. The dog has certain relationships to the wolf the shepherd may have forgotten.

Illusion is the first of all pleasures.

I have never let my schooling interfere with my education.

We are giving instruction to FBI agents in the various Chinese dialects ... to handle present and likely future contingencies.

Rotten wood cannot be carved.

I stick my neck out for nobody.

The avocation of assessing the failures of better men can be turned into a comfortable livelihood, providing you back it up with a Ph.D.