"I require three things in a man. He must be handsome, ruthless and stupid."

"By whom?"

"If all the girls who attended the Yale prom were laid end to end, I wouldn't be a bit surprised."

"I've never been a millionaire but I just know I'd be darling at it."

"'Coolidge is dead' 'How could they tell?"

"I'm never going to be famous. I don't do anything, not one single thing. I used to bite my nails, but I don't even do that any more."

"The older one grows, the more one likes indecency."

"Why grab possessions like thieves, or divide them like socialists, when you can ignore them like wise men?"

"No nation ancient or modern ever lost the liberty of freely speaking, writing, or publishing their sentiments, but forthwith lost their liberty in general and became slaves."

"To revive sorrow is cruel."

"A multitude of words is no proof of a prudent mind."

"The advantage of the emotions is that they lead us astray."