« Rogues are preferable to imbeciles because they sometimes take a rest. »

« The least of learning is done in the classrooms. »

« Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it whether it exists or not, diagnosing it incorrectly, and applying the wrong remedy. »

« Charm is a way of getting the answer yes without asking a clear question. »

« To die is nothing; but it is terrible not to live. »

« Science arose from poetry–when times change the two can meet again on a higher level as friends. »

« Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep. »

« Any clod can have the facts, but having opinions is an art. »

« Life is a fatal complaint, and an eminently contagious one. »

« The most overlooked advantage to owning a computer is that if they foul up there’s no law against wacking them around a little. »