George Santayana

A man's feet should be planted in his country, but his eyes should survey the world.

It is easier to make a saint out of a libertine than out of a prig.

Character is the basis of happiness and happiness the sanction of character.

Oh yeah, I was one of the first guys writing comic books, I wrote Captain America, with guys like Stan Lee, who became famous later on with Marvel Comics.

It's good to like yourself, and that only comes from hard work, from doing. But vanity is dangerous; it can trip you badly.

The judge said I was a menace to society because I had put crime on a scientific basis.