“People who go broke in a big way never miss any meals. It is the poor jerk who is shy a half slug who must tighten his belt.”

“The human race divides politically into those who want people to be controlled and those who have no such desire.”

“I never learned from a man who agreed with me.”

“Anyone who considers protocol unimportant has never dealt with a cat.”

“Heroism' often consists in keeping your head in an emergency and doing the best you can with what you have instead of panicking and being shot in the tail. People who fight this way win more battles than do intentional heroes; a glory hound often throws away the lives of his mates as well as his own.”

“People who are busy and happy don't write diaries; they are too busy living.”

“Take sides! Always take sides! You will sometimes be wrong - but the man who refuses to take sides must always be wrong.”