A person with a new idea is a crank until the idea succeeds.
From Mark Twain
When a person cannot deceive himself the chances are against his being able to deceive other people.
Apparently there is nothing that cannot happen today.
God made the Idiot for practice, and then He made the School Board.
Don't part with your illusions. When they are gone, you may still exist, but you have ceased to live.
The man who is a pessimist before 48 knows too much; if he is an optimist after it, he knows too little.
Don't say the old lady screamed. Bring her on and let her scream.
I have never taken any exercise, except sleeping and resting, and I never intend to take any.
I was gratified to be able to answer promptly, and I did. I said I didn't know.
It was wonderful to find America, but it would have been more wonderful to miss it.
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