Just because something doesn't do what you planned it to do doesn't mean it's useless.

No enterprise is more likely to succeed than one concealed from the enemy until it is ripe for execution.

In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.

I am certainly not one of those who need to be prodded. In fact, if anything, I am the prod.

It's not what you pay a man, but what he costs you that counts.

If there is anything that a man can do well, I say let him do it. Give him a chance.

I think that there is nothing, not even crime, more opposed to poetry, to philosophy, ay, to life itself than this incessant business.

Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.

Sometimes when you innovate, you make mistakes. It is best to admit them quickly, and get on with improving your other innovations.

A budget tells us what we can't afford, but it doesn't keep us from buying it.