Never take a solemn oath. People think you mean it.

Never take a solemn oath. People think you mean it.

You don't know what you can get away with until you try.

You don't know what you can get away with until you try.

Nothing in life is to be feared. It is only to be understood.

Nothing in life is to be feared. It is only to be understood.

I am the greatest, I said that even before I knew I was.

I am the greatest, I said that even before I knew I was.

Like the bee, we should make our industry our amusement.

Like the bee, we should make our industry our amusement.

On the anger habit: Do not suppress it-that would hurt you inside. Do
not express it-this would not only hurt read more

On the anger habit: Do not suppress it-that would hurt you inside. Do
not express it-this would not only hurt you inside, it would cause ripples
in your surroundings. What you do is transform it.

Idealism increases in direct proportion to one's distance from the problem.

Idealism increases in direct proportion to one's distance from the problem.

It is natural to man to indulge in the illusion of hope. We are apt to
shut our eyes against read more

It is natural to man to indulge in the illusion of hope. We are apt to
shut our eyes against a painful truth, and listen to the song of the
siren, till she transforms us into beasts.

Despite everybody who has been born and has died, the world has just gone on. I mean, look at Napoleon read more

Despite everybody who has been born and has died, the world has just gone on. I mean, look at Napoleon --but we went right on. Look at Harpo Marx --the world went around, it didn't stop for a second. It's sad but true. John Kennedy, right?