The man who writes about himself and his own time is the only man who writes about all people and all time.

The past is not dead. In fact, it's not even past.

Sure there are dishonest men in local government. But there are dishonest men in national government too.

If I had to live my life again, I'd make the same mistakes, only sooner.

All the President is, is a glorified public relations man who spends his time flattering, kissing and kicking people to get them to do what they are supposed to do anyway.

Those who speak most of progress measure it by quantity and not by quality.

To disagree with three-fourths of the British public is one of the first requisites of sanity.

It is even harder for the average ape to believe that he has descended from man.

If men could only know each other, they would neither idolize nor hate.

To predict the behavior of ordinary people in advance, you only have to assume that they will always try to escape a disagreeable situation with the smallest possible expenditure of intelligence.

The best way to predict the future is to invent it.

You will find that the State is the kind of organization which, though it does big things badly, does small things badly, too.

The sad truth is that excellence makes people nervous.

Finance is the art of passing money from hand to hand until it finally disappears.

Ah, this is obviously some strange usage of the word 'safe' that I wasn't previously aware of.

I am a deeply superficial person.

After one look at this planet any visitor from outer space would say "I want to see the manager."

The future is here. It's just not widely distributed yet.

If you tell the truth you don't have to remember anything.

Elections are won by men and women chiefly because most people vote against somebody rather than for somebody.