Elbert Hubbard

If pleasures are greatest in anticipation, just remember that this is also true of trouble.

A woman will doubt everything you say except it be compliments to herself.

Every tyrant who has lived has believed in freedom for himself.

My job in this life is to give people spiritual ecstasy through music. In my concerts people cry, laugh, dance. If they climaxed spiritually, I did my job. I did it decently and honestly.

I think that, in almost all human beings, there is buried a profound tribal instinct that makes us very susceptible to being aroused to patriotic fervour.

I've always slightly envied other actors I know who have different reputations. I think, 'God, you don't get people coming up to you, going, 'Hey!' - because they're scared of you.'