"If God in his greatness ever sent an angel on Earth in human form, it was my mother."

"I am a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work, the more I have of it."

"I have broken every jail in the world, and I have never been caught."

"The pickpocket is usually very well dressed and of prepossessing appearance."

"My goal is to convince people that they can do anything if they set their mind to it."