Ronald Reagan: a triumph of the embalmer's art.

Our form of democracy is bribery, on the highest scale.

There's a lot to be said for being nouveau riche, and the Reagans mean to say it all.

The unfed mind devours itself.

We are the United States of Amnesia, we learn nothing because we remember nothing.

Democracy is supposed to give you the feeling of choice, like Painkiller X and Painkiller Y. But they're both just aspirin.

Write something, even if it's just a suicide note.

Persuading the people to vote against their own best interests has been the awesome genius of the American political elite from the beginning.

The four most beautiful words in our common language: I told you so.

You know, I've been around the ruling class all my life, and I've been quite aware of their total contempt for the people of the country.

That loyal retainer of the Chase Manhattan Bank, the American president.

She told me that women who wore makeup had bad values. Putting on makeup would have been a statement—a rebellion. I didn’t try it. I grew to feel guilty for wanting to feel attractive.

The world is not run by thought nor by imagination but by opinion.

I respect coaches I respect what good coaches do. I know that you don't learn to be a coach in an hour and a half.

Negative emotions like hatred destroy our peace of mind.

If there be a God, I think he would like me to paint Africa British-Red as possible.

I usually find that the process of discovery is more interesting than the answers.

There aren't any small parts, only small paychecks.

I thought I'd stumbled on Sleeping Beauty and her ugly sister,' said another voice, 'waiting for the kiss of true love to wake them from their slumbers. Forgive me if I didn't oblige.

Homework, I have discovered, involves a sharp pencil and thick books and long sighs.

What's unique about Washington is that no one's from here. Almost everybody came here to change the world, to make a difference.