There are only two forces that unite men - fear and interest.

Death is nothing, but to live defeated and inglorious is to die daily.

The reason most people fail instead of succeed is they trade what they want most for what they want at the moment.

Victory is not always winning the battle...but rising every time you fall.

Six hours' sleep for a man, seven for a woman, and eight for a fool.

Moses has revealed the existence of God to his nation. Jesus Christ to the Roman world, Muhammad to the old continent.

If you wish to be a success in the world, promise everything, deliver nothing.

You become strong by defying defeat and by turning loss into gain and failure to success.

Until you spread your wings, you'll have no idea how far you can fly.

To have a right estimate of a man's character, we must see him in misfortune.

The purpose of religion is to keep the poor from killing the rich.

Although failure is a good learning experience, you don’t have to go through life making mistakes if they can be avoided.

Being unique - be yourself, only so you'll distinguish yourself out of the ''grey'' and motionless reality. Train positive perception of the surrounding things.

When morality comes up against profit, it is seldom that profit loses.

Animation isn't the illusion of life; it is life

But even our pleasures are calculated and business like. We measure our enjoyments by the sum expended. Our salons are often little better than bazaars of fashion.

I worry about my judgment when anything I believe in or do regularly begins to be accepted by the American public.

My novels and poems are meant to be read aloud. That's why jazz musicians have been able to adapt my stuff.

Bad literature is a form of treason.

He is no God who merely satisfies the intellect, if He ever does.

Anxiety and hostility seem to be a great part of good and bad humor. Examining humor too closely does seem to destroy it.