Some of my best friends never agree with me politically.

An honest public servant can't become rich in politics. He can only attain greatness and satisfaction by service.

I sincerely regret the unfortunate choice of language which I used in my letter of August 29 to Congressman McDonough concerning the Marine Corps.

Work Hard. Do your best. Keep your word. Never get too big for your britches. Trust in God. Have no fear; and Never forget a friend.

My choice early in life was either to be a piano player in a whorehouse or a politician. To tell the truth, there's hardly a difference.

America was not built on fear. America was built on courage, on imagination and an unbeatable determination to do the job at hand.

Our debt to the heroic men and valiant women in the service of our country can never be repaid. They have earned our undying gratitude. America will never forget their sacrifices.

A President needs political understanding to run the government, but he may be elected without it.

Democrats work to help people who need help. That other party, they work for people who don't need help. That's all there is to it.

Everybody has the right to express what he thinks. That, of course, lets the crackpots in. But if you cannot tell a crackpot when you see one, then you ought to be taken in.

Term limits would cure both senility and seniority- both terrible legislative diseases.

You have to discover your area of talent to be effective

If your eyes can not cry, then your gut will."The head and heart may be in denial of your human needs, but the gut will always carry the wisdom of your needs met and unmet, and thusly respond.

The rich kept you waiting so you could feel free to admire all that they had.

It's not pressure. It's responsibility We put it on ourselves.

The more one chases the quanta, the better they hide themselves.

The mind is not a machine, it is an idea. And the Idea resists all attempts to control it.

The Church doesn't censor. It tries to guide its faithful through catechism.

Thought is the sculptor who can create the person you want to be.

Generosity is not giving me that which I need more than you do, but it is giving me that which you need more than I do.

By Heaven, my soul is purg'd from grudging hate; And with my hand I seal my true heart's love