"I have made it a rule never..." - Quote by Mark Twain

“It is human to exaggerate the merits of the dead.”

“Necessity is the mother of taking chances.”

“When a humorist ventures upon the grave concerns of life he must do his job better than another man or he works harm to his cause.”

“You can't break a bad habit by throwing it out the window. You've got to walk it slowly down the stairs.”

“Actions determine what kind of characteristics are developed.”

“I was lucky to have the right heroes. Tell me who your heroes are and I'll tell you how you'll turn out to be. The qualities of the one you admire are the traits that you, with a little practice, can make your own, and that, if practiced, will become habit forming.”

“I've given offense by saying I'd as soon write free verse as play tennis with the net down.”

“Lord Darlington (LD): I think life too complex a thing to be settled by these hard and fast rules. Lady Windemere (LW): If we had 'hard-and-fast rules' we would find life much simpler. LD: You allow of no exceptions? LW: None! LD: Ah, what a fascinating Puritan you are, LW. LW: The adjective was unnecessary, LD.”

“Hell, there are no rules here - we're trying to accomplish something.”