[On alcohol:] Total abstinence is an impossibility and ... it will not do to insist on it as a general practice.

We will not have failure - only success and new learning.

Were women to "unsex" themselves by claiming equality with men, they would become the most hateful, heathen, and disgusting of beings and would surely perish without male protection.

The important thing is not what they think of me, but what I think of them.

Give my people plenty of beer, good beer, and cheap beer, and you will have no revolution among them.

Nothing will turn a man's home into a castle more quickly and effectively than a dachshund.

We are not interested in the possibilities of defeat. They do not exist.

Just close your eyes—and think of England.

Beware of artists, they mix with all classes of society and are therefore most dangerous.

I love peace and quiet, I hate politics and turmoil. We women are not made for governing, and if we are good women, we must dislike these masculine occupations.

Great events make me quiet and calm; it is only trifles that irritate my nerves.

Death was kind.” He drew a sharp breath. “But no father should have to give such a kindness to his child.

Once you’re on the pleasure express, it’s hard to get off and switch to another, slower service.

When I was born I was so surprised I didn't talk for a year and a half.

You cannot simultaneously prevent and prepare for war.

I always knew I wanted to do it [broadcast]. I was always playing [sports] and I talked a lot too.

I've been to Nepal, but I'd like to go to Tibet. It must be a wonderful place to go. I don't think there's anything there, but it would be a nice place to visit.

You had to pitch in and out. The zone didn't belong to the hitters it belonged to the pitchers. Today, if you pitch too far inside, the umpire would stop you right there. I don't think it's fair.

Life is a photograph too, so thank you,for not removing yourself from the picture just yet.

You have to realize that everyone in a band is all more or less together, and everyone has their own niche, and some people lead in some ways, and some people lead in others.

For lack of an occasional expression of love, a relationship strong at the seams can wear thin in the middle.