All governments are run by liars and nothing they say should be believed. |
Every emancipation has in it the seeds of a new slavery, and every truth easily becomes a lie. |
If God, as some now say, is dead, He no doubt died of trying to find an equitable solution to the Arab-Jewish problem. |
If you live long enough, the venerability factor creeps in; you get accused of things you never did and praised for virtues you never had. |
Rich people march on Washington every day. |
The biggest difference between ancient Rome and the USA is that in Rome the common man was treated like a dog. In America he sets the tone. This is the first country where the common man could stand erect. |
The difference between burlesque and the newspapers is that the former never pretended to be performing a public service by exposure. |
The only kinds of fights worth fighting are those you are going to lose, because somebody has to fight them and lose and lose and lose until someday, somebody who believes as you do wins. In order for somebody to win an important, major fight 100 years hence, a lot of other people have got to be willing - for the sheer fun and joy of it - to go right ahead and fight, knowing you're going to lose. You mustn't feel like a martyr. You've got to enjoy it. |
The only thing God didn't do to Job was give him a computer. |