I love poking fun at myself. I have a rather mean sense of humor.

The nation that complacently and fearfully allows its artists and writers to become suspected rather than respected is no longer regarded as a nation possessed with humor or depth.

Honest good humor is the oil and wine of a merry meeting and there is no jovial companionship equal to that where the jokes are rather small and laughter abundant.

I think they'd rather us follow our hearts and I hope that's what some people will understand.

Loss of hope rather than loss of life is what decides the issues of war. But helplessness induces hopelessness.

I would hope they would be our fellow artists rather than trying to emulate or idolize clowns like us.

I do not at all have the mind of a bully... in my mind bullies are intolerant of contrary opinion domineering and rather cowardly. I would hope that none of those terms could be fairly used in describing me.

The trouble with most people is that they think with their hopes or fears or wishes rather than with their minds.

Be careful to leave your sons well instructed rather than rich for the hopes of the instructed are better than the wealth of the ignorant.

Every time I took a long leave from home I felt as if I were going to conquer the world. Or rather take possession of what is my birthright my inheritance.