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- Journalism largely consists of saying 'Lord Jones is Dead' to people who never knew that Lord Jones was alive.
- G. K. Chesterton (1874 - 1936)
- Every day, in every way, I am getting better and better.
- Emile Coue (1857 - 1926)
- When I was a boy I was told that anybody could become President. Now I'm beginning to believe it.
- Clarence Darrow (1857 - 1938)
- The case has, in some respects, been not entirely devoid of interest.
- Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859 - 1930), (Sherlock Holmes)
- ...when you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth.
- Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859 - 1930), (Sherlock Holmes)
- The whole world is in revolt. Soon there will be only five Kings left--the King of England, the King of Spades, The King of Clubs, the King of Hearts, and the King of Diamonds.
- King Farouk of Egypt (1920 - 1965), 1948
- Democracy is the name we give the people whenever we need them.
- Marquis de Flers Robert and Arman de Caillavet
- Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them.
- Joseph Heller (1923 - 1999), "Catch-22"
- Never explain--your friends do not need it and your enemies will not believe you anyway.
- Elbert Hubbard (1856 - 1915)
- It is a good morning exercise for a research scientist to discard a pet hypothesis every day before breakfast. It keeps him young.
- Konrad Lorenz (1903 - 1989)
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