I was a gymnast for many years before I was a dancer, so it comes in pretty handy when I do stunts.
Why do they always put mud into coffee on board steamers? Why does the tea generally taste of boiled boots?
Women are jealous of cigars. . . they regard them as a strong rival.
A fool can no more see his own folly than he can see his ears.
Almost all women have hearts full of pity.
At that comfortable tavern on Pontchartrain we had a bouillabaisse than which a better was never eaten at Marseilles; and not the least headache in the morning, I give you my word; on the contrary, you only wake with a sweet refreshing thirst for claret and water.
The world is good natured to people who are good natured.
We lose ourselves in what we read, only to return to ourselves, transformed and part of a more expansive world.
The debt is like a crazy aunt we keep down in the basement. All the neighbors know she's there, but nobody wants to talk about her.
The man who has never been tempted doesn't know how dishonest he is.
The office of the Vice-President is a greater honor than I ever dreamed of attaining.