"In order to fully realize how bad a popular play can be, it is necessary to see it twice."

"Few people think more than two or three times a year; I have made an international reputation for myself by thinking once or twice a week."

"Baseball has the great advantage over cricket of being sooner ended."

"The worst sin toward our fellow creatures is not to hate them, but to be indifferent to them: that's the essence of inhumanity."

"I often quote myself. It adds spice to my conversation."

"Martyrdom is the only way in which a man can become famous without ability."

"Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless."

"There is only one religion, though there are a hundred versions of it."

"Reality continues to ruin my life."

"Segregation is the adultery of an illicit intercourse between injustice and immorality."

"Knowing how things work is the basis for appreciation, and is thus a source of civilized delight."

"Most of our imports come from other countries."