"The greatest pleasure I have is in confounding the wise and puzzling the learned."

"I have found that the public will pay for what they like, and they will like what they are told to like."

"I am not a philanthropist. I am a showman. But I believe in doing good while doing well."

"I am a showman by profession...and all the gilding shall make nothing else of me."

"My inexperienced friend, take it for granted that they all tell the truth -- about each other! -- and then transact your business to the best of your ability on your own judgment."