In the misfortunes of our best friends we always find something not altogether displeasing to us.

Life is short and if you're looking for extension, you had best do well. 'Cause there's good deeds and then there's good intentions. They are as far apart as Heaven and Hell.

I find myself hoping a total end of all the unhappy divisions of mankind by party-spirit, which at best is but the madness of many for the gain of a few.

Wishful thinking is not idealism. It is self-indulgence at best and self-exaltation at worst. In either case, it is usually at the expense of others. In other words, it is the opposite of idealism.

Power is always dangerous. Power attracts the worst and corrupts the best.

As a general rule, the most successful man in life is the man who has the best information.

There are books of which the backs and covers are by far the best parts.

Knowing that we can be loved exactly as we are gives us all the best opportunity for growing into the healthiest of people.

The best time I ever had with Joan Crawford was when I pushed her down the stairs in Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?

The intention to live as long as possible isn't one of the mind's best intentions, because quantity isn't the same as quality.