"The American people are tired of liars and people who pretend to be something they're not."

"In films murders are always very clean. I show how difficult it is and what a messy thing it is to kill a man."

"Every man dies. Not every man really lives."

"Logic is the beginning of wisdom; not the end."

"I don't know anything about music. In my line you don't have to." --

"Hanging is too good for a man who makes puns; he should be drawn and quoted."

"If you are ashamed to stand by your colors, you had better seek another flag."

"It is better to deserve honors and not have them than to have them and not deserve them."

"I've lived a long life and seen a lot of hard times...most of which never happened."

"Reflect upon your present blessings, of which every man has many - not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some."

"Politics gives guys so much power that they tend to behave badly around women. And I hope I never get into that."

"You teach me baseball and I'll teach you relativity...No we must not You will learn about relativity faster than I learn baseball."

"Don't be afraid to give your best to what seemingly are small jobs. Ever time you conquer one it makes you that much stronger. If you do the little jobs well, the big ones tend to take care of themselves."

"Formerly, when religion was strong and science weak, men mistook magic for medicine; now, when science is strong and religion weak, men mistake medicine for magic."