Americans have always been able to handle austerity and even adversity. Prosperity is what is doing us in.

A government is the only vessel that leaks from the top.

He inherited some good instincts from his Quaker forebearers, but by diligent hard work, he overcame them.

In any war, the first casualty is common sense, and the second is free and open discussion.

Wealth is conspicuous, but poverty hides.

As General Eisenhower discovered, it is easier to end the Cold War or stamp out poverty than to master this devilish pastime.

Stick with the optimists. It's going to be tough enough even if they're right.

Golf is the Lord's punishment for man's sins.

Faith doesn't always come naturally but as we take those steps of faith, we notice little by little that our faith has grown and it isn't as hard as we first thought.

Our dead become the photographs and words we hang on the walls, but they also hang on the walls of our hearts, the windows of our lips, and the sobs in our voices.

Fans never fall asleep at our games, because they're afraid they might get hit by a pass.

I mean, evil and boredom. Evil and ennui. Evil and the lack of stimulation. Evil and sluggish blood.

Minor magicians take pains to fit this traditional wizardly bill. By contrast, the really powerful magicians take pleasure in looking like accountants.

And you call yourself a Christian,' were Hilly's words to me and I thought, God. When did I ever do that?

My accent was horrible. In Mexico, nobody says, 'You speak English with a good accent.' You either speak English, or you don't: As long as you can communicate, no one cares.

For me the moment of death will be a moment of jubilation, not of fear. I cried when I was born and I shall die laughing.

So each had a private little sun for her soul to bask in; some dream, some affection, some hobby, or at least some remote and distant hope.

The tie which links mother and child is of such pure and immaculate strength as to be never violated.