Fame is like a shaved pig with a greased tail, and it is only after it has slipped through the hands of some thousands, that some fellow, by mere chance, holds on to it!

The party in power, like Jonah's gourd, grew up quickly, and will quickly fall.

There ain't no ticks like poly-ticks. Bloodsuckers all.

We have the right as individuals, to give away as much of our own money as we please in charity; but as members of Congress we have no right to appropriate a dollar of the public money.

Be sure you are right, then go ahead.

You can all go to hell. I’m going to Texas.

My tongue speak what my heart thinks.

Remember these words when I am dead. First be sure you're right, then go ahead.

It was expected of me that I was to bow to the name of Andrew Jackson... even at the expense of my conscience and judgement. such a thing was new to me, and a total stranger to my principles.

I have always supported measures and principles and not men.

I would rather be politically dead than hypocritically immortalized.

A man's true character comes out when he's drunk.

Learning the Holocaust is not meant to scare you but to deepen your understanding about the world.

The happiest folks are those that are busy, for their minds are starved of time to seek out woe. -The Crone's Eyes

Worry leads to worry.

Nothing has ever been achieved without trying

But if you don't watch me, I will try and sneak in some humor. I see humor everywhere in life around me.

I think the prom is very serious also. It's an American ritual, it's a rite of passage, and it's very much a part of this country.

Your love is a fierce thing, Elena, a thing with claws and teeth when it comes to protecting those you claim.

Don't fear the terrorists. They're mothers and fathers.

You can’t say yes to every role and you have to make people miss you. I don’t want people to get sick of me.