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The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in the mind at the same time, and still retain the ability to function. One should, for example, be able to see that things are hopeless and yet be determined to make them otherwise.

Smoking is one of the leading causes of statistics.

Preserving health by too severe a rule is a worrisome malady.

No matter how old a mother is, she watches her middle-aged children for signs of improvement.

I grow more intense as I age.

You need only claim the event of your life to make yourself yours. When you truly possess all you have been and done, which may take some time, you are fierce with reality.

I grow more intense as I age.

You need only claim the event of your life to make yourself yours. When you truly possess all you have been and done, which may take some time, you are fierce with reality.

If men could get pregnant, abortion would be a sacrament.

Lack of will power has caused more failure than lack of intelligence or ability.

Lack of will power has caused more failure than lack of intelligence or ability.

Idleness is not doing nothing. Idleness is being free to do anything.

Idleness is not doing nothing. Idleness is being free to do anything.

Magic is believing in yourself. If you can do that, you can make anything happen.

A great obstacle to happiness is the expectation of too great a happiness.

A well cultivated mind is made up of all the minds of preceding ages; it is only the one single mind educated by all previous time.

A true philosopher is like an elephant; he never puts the second foot down until the first one is solidly in place.

Only two classes of books are of universal appeal. The very best and the very worst.

Americans who had traveled in Europe knew the 'free' European peasants suffered considerably greater oppression and misery than did American bondsman. Modern scholarship has shown that the exploitation rate -- the percentage of the worker's production that was taken from him by his owners -- was lower among the slaves than among European peasants, that work loads were light, and that slaves actually experienced a considerable measure of personal freedom.

One hundred years from now, it will not matter what my bank account was, how big my house was, or what kind of car I drove. But the world may be a little better, because I was important in the life of a child.

Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you're gonna get.

If I had to choose between betraying my country and betraying my friend, I hope I should have the guts to betray my country.

The primary purpose of the Data statement is to give names to constants; instead of referring to pi as 3.141592653589793 at every appearance, the variable Pi can be given that value with a Data statement and used instead of the longer form of the constant. This also simplifies modifying the program, should the value of pi change.

There is nothing like good food, good wine, and a bad girl.

Trust yourself. Create the kind of self that you will be happy to live with all your life. Make the most of yourself by fanning the tiny, inner sparks of possibility into flames of achievement.

Food is an important part of a balanced diet.

My favorite animal is steak.

Nothing succeeds like address.

The telephone is a good way to talk to people without having to offer them a drink.

If your sexual fantasies were truly of interest to others, they would no longer be fantasies.

Humility is no substitute for a good personality.

I do not believe in God. I believe in cashmere.

Vegetables are interesting but lack a sense of purpose when unaccompanied by a good cut of meat.

If you are of the opinion that the contemplation of suicide is sufficient evidence of a poetic nature, do not forget that actions speak louder than words.

Being a woman is of special interest to aspiring male transexuals. To actual women it is simply a good excuse not to play football.

Favorite animal: steak.

I figure you have the same chance of winning the lottery whether you play or not.

When you leave New York, you are astonished at how clean the rest of the world is. Clean is not enough.

I never took hallucinogenic drugs because I never wanted my consciousness expanded one unnecessary iota.

Special-interest publications should realize that if they are attracting enough advertising and readers to make a profit, the interest is not so special.

No animal should ever jump up on the dining-room furniture unless absolutely certain that he can hold his own in the conversation.

My favorite animal is steak.

Great people talk about ideas, average people talk about things, and small people talk about wine.

In real life, I assure you, there is no such thing as algebra.

If you are a dog and your owner suggests that you wear a sweater, suggest that he wear a tail.

Stand firm in your refusal to remain conscious during algebra. In real life, I assure you, there is no such thing as algebra.

Humility is no substitute for a good personality.

Success didn't spoil me, I've always been insufferable.

The opposite of talking isn't listening. The opposite of talking is waiting.

Your life story would not make a good book. Don't even try.

Humility is no substitute for a good personality.

Special-interest publications should realize that if they are attracting enough advertising and readers to make a profit, the interest is not so special.

My favorite animal is steak.