“There is a lingering suspicion on the part of some that the trouble with this country is that too many people are trying to think without having had any previous experience.”

“Serious thinking is the kind of thinking to which most people resort only when they’re broke, in jail, in the hospital, or in some other disaster.”

“Some who have a habit of thinking out loud make others appreciate how golden silence really is.”

“The trouble with most people is that every time they think, they think only of themselves.”

“A wise man reflects before he speaks; a fool speaks and then reflects on what he has uttered.”