I won't say that the papers misquote me, but I sometimes wonder where Christianity would be today if some of those reporters had been Matthew, Mark, Luke and John.

Small men, seeking great wealth or power, have too often and too long turned even the highest levels of public service into mere personal opportunity.

While I am a great believer in the free enterprise system and all that it entails, I am an even stronger believer in the right of our people to live in a clean and pollution-free environment.

Hubert Humphrey talks so fast that listening to him is like trying to read Playboy magazine with your wife turning the pages.

A woman has a right to an abortion. That's a decision that's up to the pregnant woman, not up to the pope or some do-gooders or the Religious Right.

The Republicans have a positive talent for self-destruction.

By maintaining the separation of church and state, the United States has avoided the intolerance which has so divided the rest of the world with religious wars.

I've always said I have nothing against a woman doing anything a man can do as long as she gets home in time to cook dinner.

I do not undertake to promote welfare, for I propose to extend freedom. My aim is not to pass laws but to repeal them.

Where is the politician who has not promised to fight to the death for lower taxes- and who has not proceeded to vote for the very spending projects that make tax cuts impossible?

The fellow has absolutely no principles."Money and gall" is all he has.

Happiness is the result of a life well lived

Friendship often ends in love but love in friendship - never.

Listen Columbo you're mad because your money come slow And what you make in a year I make in one show

Set peace of mind as your highest goal, and organize your life around it.

We have supported the banks, they should be supporting the economy now.

It is the first time the burglar has been appointed as caretaker.

I also won one from the emperor of Japan, with a prize for the arts. That's important.

If you're the smartest person in the room, you're in the wrong room.

The king is gone but he's not forgotten

The likelihood that inborn differences are one contributor to social status does not mean that it is the only contributor.