"The greatest humbug of all is the man who believes—or pretends to believe—that everything and everybody are humbugs."

"Without promotion, something terrible happens... nothing!"

"I don't care what the newspapers say about me as long as they spell my name right."

"I am by nature a 'speculator.' I love to speculate."

"I have no desire to be considered a humbug, although I have been called one often enough."