"I am a democrat only on principle, not by instinct, nobody is that. Doubtless some people say they are, but this world is grievously given to lying."

"I believe that the best way to get a man to do something is to tell him he can't do it."

"The only way to keep your health is to eat what you don't want, drink what you don't like, and do what you'd rather not."

"One should never use exclamation points in writing. It is like laughing at your own joke."

"Giving up smoking is the easiest thing in the world. I know because I've done it thousands of times."