Journalists cover words and delude themselves into thinking they have committed journalism.

Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the men of old; seek what they sought.

A nation or civilization that continues to produce soft-minded men purchases its own spiritual death on an installment plan.

By means of shrewd lies, unremittingly repeated, it is possible to make people believe that heaven is hell -- and hell heaven. The greater the lie, the more readily it will be believed.

I use emotion for the many and reserve reason for the few.

All men are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality.

Experience is a hard teacher because she gives the test first, the lesson afterward.

When you have confidence, you can have a lot of fun. And when you have fun, you can do amazing things.

It usually takes more than three weeks to prepare a good impromptu speech.

When you were born, you cried and the world rejoiced. Live your life so that when you die, the world cries and you rejoice.