Bessie-isms:

*Humor comes in two basic styles; that which makes fun of other people, which you like, and that which makes fun of you, which you find utterly unfunny.

*Do not fear that someone might steal your ideas; while that might happen, the chances of them doing the work necessary to make it work are quite slim!

Quotable:

Almost every man wastes a part of his life in attempts to display qualities he doesn’t possess, and to gain applause which he can not keep.

Samuel Johnson