"I can resist anything but temptation."

"When a woman marries again, it is because she detested her first husband. When a man marries again, it is because he adored his first wife. Women try their luck; men risk theirs."

"Every portrait that is painted with feeling is a portrait of the artist, not of the sitter."

"One should either be a work of art, or wear a work of art."

"Most modern calendars mar the sweet simplicity of our lives by reminding us that each day that passes is the anniversary of some perfectly uninteresting event."

"But I can't help detesting my relations. I suppose it comes from the fact that none of us can stand other people having the same faults as ourselves."

"America has never been united by blood or birth or soil. We are bound by ideals that move us beyond our backgrounds, lift us above our interests and teach us what it means to be citizens."

"America is not merely a nation but a nation of nations."

"There is a New America every morning when we wake up. It is upon us whether we will it or not."

"America is a large, friendly dog in a very small room. Every time it wags its tail, it knocks over a chair."

"There is nothing wrong with America that the faith, love of freedom, intelligence and energy of her citizens cannot cure."

"America is a young country with an old mentality."