I doubt if there is any occupation which is more consistently and unfairly demeaned, degraded, denounced, and deplored than banking.

The biggest danger for a politician is to shake hands with a man who is physically stronger, has been drinking, and is voting for the other guy.

The poor taxpayer may wipe his shoes on a $3 doormat when he goes home, but not the Navy. It is, damn the cost, full feet ahead on a doormat you would be ashamed to get muddy.

The limousine is the ultimate ego trip, the supreme sign of success. It shouts: Hey, this guy is really and truly Mr Big.

Power always has to be kept in check; power exercised in secret, especially under the cloak of national security, is doubly dangerous.

It's hard enougth to find intelligent life right here in Washington!

As chairman of the Senate subcommittee responsible for NASA appropriations, I say not a penny for this nutty fantasy.

I have spent my career trying to get Congressmen to spend the people's money as if it were their own. But I have failed.

The recommended daily allowances are based on arbitrary, unscientific, and tainted standards.

The soul that sees beauty may sometimes walk alone.

Maybe there is no such thing as success—a final destination where you arrive once and for all. Maybe existence is a never-ending journey of peaks and valleys and forever chasing dreams.

Rudeness is better than any argument; it totally eclipses intellect.

Contented children are valuable, as is the peace that surrounds them.

When you lose what you love remember to stay strong. Look out the window and remember life goes on.

After 35, I felt like I'd been in these relationships; some were great, some weren't so great, but they weren't right partnerships.

Thank God for the Italians, the most forgiving people of the world. And they sing so loud you can barely hear the music!

I'm not wild about those twenty-four hour marinades

There are many sides to me to who I am and my personality. I think the only thing that is rebellious about me is that I don't really have a lot of fears, as far as film industry is concerned.

I have no fear in moving up (in weight) and fighting.