“The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of blessings; the inherent virtue of socialism is the equal sharing of miseries.”

Never give in — never, never, never, never, in nothing great or small, large or petty.

To improve is to change; to be perfect is to change often.

The farther backward you can look, the farther forward you are likely to see.

If you have an important point to make, don't try to be subtle or clever. Use a pile driver. Hit the point once. Then come back and hit it again. Then hit it a third time, a tremendous whack.

An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last.

Nothing in life is so exhilarating as to be shot at without result.