"the sight of me is good for..." - Quote by Charles Dickens

“Now, what I want is, Facts. . . . Facts alone are wanted in life.”

“What an immense impression Paris made upon me. It is the most extraordinary place in the world!”

“The civility which money will purchase, is rarely extended to those who have none.”

“I have no expectation that any man will read history aright who thinks that what was done in a remote age, by men whose names have resounded far, has any deeper sense than what he is doing today.”

“They call me superman, I'm here to rescue you.”

“We love flattery, even though we are not deceived by it, because it shows that we are of importance enough to be courted.”

“A countryman between two lawyers is like a fish between two cats.”

“Never eat at a place called 'Moms', but if the only other place in town has a sign that says 'Eats', go back to Moms.”

“I am the one person who can truthfully say, I got my job through the New York Times.”