"My rule of life prescribed as an absolutely sacred rite smoking cigars and also drinking alcohol before, after, and if need be during all meals and in the intervals between them."

"I cannot pretend to feel impartial about colours. I rejoice with the brilliant ones and am genuinely sorry for the poor browns."

"The farther backward you can look, the farther forward you are likely to see."

"Nothing in life is so exhilarating as to be shot at without result."

"I am ready to die, but I am not ready to surrender."