Another difference between death and taxes is that you don't have to work like fury to pay for the dying you did last year.

Discussion is an exchange of knowledge; an argument an exchange of ignorance.

As we grow older, our bodies get shorter and our anecdotes longer.

Character is made by what you stand for;reputation by what you fall for.

There are glimpses of heaven to us in every act, or thought, or word, that raises us above ourselves.

If we wish to make a new world we have the material ready. The first one, too, was made out of chaos.

If you count all your assets you always show a profit.

Silent gratitude isn't much use to anyone. G.B. Stern "If you count all your assets, you always show a profit."

God give me the wisdom to see the truth however contrary to my established beliefs.

The secret of a happy marriage is simple: Just keep on being as polite to one another as you are to your friends.

Why are congressmen called public servants? You never see servants that anxious to keep their jobs.

The only sacrifice that costs you nothing is staring at ugly girls.

Grass is the forgiveness of nature - her constant benediction. Forests decay harvests perish flowers vanish but grass is immortal.

The Patients' Bill of Rights is necessary to guarantee that health care will be available for those who are paying for insurance. It's a part of the overall health care picture.

Fake relationships and fake people coming up to me and all of a sudden wanting to be my friend.

They who prematurely put themselves forward to root out whatever is displeasing to them overthrow the judgment of God and rashly intrude upon the office of angels.

Curtis Le May wants to bomb Hanoi and Haiphong. You know how he likes to go around bombing.

Journalism was looked upon as a more noble thing than it is now. I don't know if it carries the same cachet that it did then.

We are a very big mining country and historically have been exporters of raw minerals. There is no particular reason why we should not be processing those further.

Jesus took the tree of death so you could have the tree of life.

I have a theory that if you've got the kind of parents who want to send you to boarding school, you're probably better off at boarding school.