"Some of the most famous books are the least worth reading. Their fame was due to their having done something that needed to be doing in their day. The work is done and the virtue of the book has expired."

"People don't mind being mean; but they never want to be ridiculous."

"Grammar, which knows how to control even kings."

"Ah! how annoying that the law doesn't allow a woman to change husbands just as one does shirts."

"Economy does not lie in sparing money, but in spending it wisely."

"London changes because of money. It's real estate. If they can build some offices or expensive apartments they will, it's money that changes everything in a city."

"I find it fascinating that a lot of business books that do well are from people who've never made any money in business."

"And of course I didn't make any money from stand up for years, so I had temp jobs. That was the way I made money."