"Writing is not necessarily something to be ashamed of, but do it in private and wash your hands afterwards."

"Always listen to experts. They'll tell you what can't be done and why. Then do it."

"Specialization is for insects."

"The supreme irony of life is that hardly anyone gets out of it alive."

"People who go broke in a big way never miss any meals. It is the poor jerk who is shy a half slug who must tighten his belt."

"Progress isn't made by early risers. It's made by lazy men trying to find easier ways to do something."

"Sometimes the clearest mirrors come from those who are outside looking in."

"For others do I wait... for higher ones, stronger ones, more triumphant ones, merrier ones, for such as are built squarely in body and soul: laughing lions must come."

"Vacation used to be a luxury, however, in today's world, it has become a necessity."

"I don't exercise. If God had wanted me to bend over, he would have put diamonds on the floor."

"War is only a continuation of state policy by other means."

"Carlyle said, 'A lie cannot live'; it shows he did not know how to tell them."