Clare Boothe Luce Quotes

Clare Boothe Luce — American Dramatist born on April 10, 1903, died on October 09, 1987

Clare Boothe Luce was an American author and politician, and later a US Ambassador. She was the first American woman appointed to a major ambassadorial post abroad. A versatile author, she is best known for her 1936 hit play The Women, which had an all-female cast. Her writings extended from drama and screen scenarios to fiction, journalism, and war reportage. She was the wife of Henry Luce, publisher of Time, Life, Fortune, and Sports Illustrated... (wikipedia)

No good deed goes unpunished.

In the final analysis there is no other solution to man's progress but the day's honest work, the day's honest decision, the day's generous utterances, and the day's good deed.

Courage is the ladder on which all the other virtues mount.

Lying increases the creative faculties, expands the ego, and lessens the frictions of social contacts.

Money can't buy happiness, but it can make you awfully comfortable while you're being miserable.