Always be sincere, even if you don't mean it.

An honest public servant can't become rich in politics. He can only attain greatness and satisfaction by service.

I sincerely regret the unfortunate choice of language which I used in my letter of August 29 to Congressman McDonough concerning the Marine Corps.

Work Hard. Do your best. Keep your word. Never get too big for your britches. Trust in God. Have no fear; and Never forget a friend.

My choice early in life was either to be a piano player in a whorehouse or a politician. To tell the truth, there's hardly a difference.

America was not built on fear. America was built on courage, on imagination and an unbeatable determination to do the job at hand.

Our debt to the heroic men and valiant women in the service of our country can never be repaid. They have earned our undying gratitude. America will never forget their sacrifices.

A President needs political understanding to run the government, but he may be elected without it.

Democrats work to help people who need help. That other party, they work for people who don't need help. That's all there is to it.

Everybody has the right to express what he thinks. That, of course, lets the crackpots in. But if you cannot tell a crackpot when you see one, then you ought to be taken in.

Term limits would cure both senility and seniority- both terrible legislative diseases.

She was an exotic flower amongst the snowdrifts, out of place, a Technicolor misfit in a monochrome Christmas movie.

Commonly men will only be brave as their fathers were brave, or timid.

The person who deserves most pity is a lonesome one on a rainy day who doesn't know how to read.

He’s so powerful. Who knows maybe he’s advanced past eating

O, you the goldfish ofthe swamp of my blood.Let your drunkenness be pretty.You are drinking me.

Because I mean it. I don’t care about anything else. I could lose anyone else and make it through. But not you, Ella May. I can’t do this without you.

What makes creative people tingle are interesting problems, the chance to impress their friends, and caffeine.

There is no truth. There is only perception.

Fierce eagles breed not the tender dove.

Also, stick around. Don't lose your heart, just keep going, keep at it.