“To perceive Christmas through its wrappings becomes more difficult with every year.”

“Old age is a special problem for me because I've never been able to shed the mental image I have of myself - a lad of about 19.”

“I arise in the morning torn between a desire to improve the world and a desire to enjoy the world. This makes it hard to plan the day.”

“Genius is more often found in a cracked pot than in a whole one.”

“Prejudice is a great time saver. You can form opinions without having to get the facts.”

“A good farmer is nothing more nor less than a handy man with a sense of humus.”