Quotes
Nothing gave any symptom of that indigence [...] – no poverty of any kind, except of conversation, appeared – but there, the deficiency was considerable.
Fortunately for those who pay their court through such foibles, a fond mother, though, in pursuit of praise for her children, the most rapacious of human beings, is likewise the most credulous; her demands are exorbitant; but she will swallow any thing...
“Georges, I don’t know much about California politics—”
“My dear, no one knows much about California politics, including California politicians.”
p. 137
Marriages are arranged in heaven but the bills must be paid here on earth.
p. 49
All normal human beings have soi-disant mixed-up glands. The race is divided into two parts; those who know this and those who do not.
p. 214
Las Vegas is a three-ring circus with a hangover.
p. 260
Anything worth doing is worth overdoing.
p. 283
If you are part of a society that votes, then do so. There may be no candidates and no measures you want to vote for, but there are certain to be ones you want to vote against. In case of doubt, vote against. By this rule you will rarely go wrong. If this is too blind for your taste, consult some well-meaning fool (there is always one around) and ask his advice. Then vote the other way. This enables you to be a good citizen (if such is your wish) without spending the enormous amount of time on it that truly intelligent exercise of franchise requires.
p. 346
Never do today what you can put off till tomorrow if tomorrow might improve the odds.
p. 334
Democracy is based on the assumption that a million men are wiser than one man. How's that again? I missed something.
p. 246
God is omnipotent, omniscient, and omnibenevolent — it says so right here on the label. If you have a mind capable of believing all three of these divine attributes simultaneously, I have a wonderful bargain for you. No checks, please. Cash and in small bills.
p. 247
God split himself into a myriad parts that he might have friends. This may not be true, but it sounds good — and is no sillier than any other theology.
p. 347
