There are three types of lies – lies, damn lies, and statistics.
When men are pure, laws are useless; when men are corrupt, laws are broken.
A member of Parliament to Disraeli: ‘Sir, you will either die on the gallows or of some unspeakable disease.’ That depends, Sir,? said Disraeli, ’whether I embrace your policies or your mistress.
Most people die with their music still locked up inside them.
The best way to become acquainted with a subject is to write about it.