Tact is the ability to step on a man's toes without messing up the shine on his shoes.

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.

I have an income nearly sufficient for my wants (no one's income is ever quite sufficient, you know).

Human lives are hard, even those of health and privilege, and don't make much sense. This is the message of the Book of Job: Any snappy explanation of suffering you come up with will be horseshit.

It is double pleasure to deceive the deceiver.

When God invented man, he wanted him to look like me.

Grief, first take on shape! what is shapeless causes fear and torment but when the enemy materializes, half the victory is won.

...motherhood should be like driving a car -- you should have to pass a test before you can do it legally.

Your cameras can't control the minds of those who know, that you'll even sell your soul just to get a story sold.

Different films have different places in people's lives. I don't get to see a lot of films, so I want to watch films I learn from.

I'm not like that smart. I like, forget stuff all the time.

Christianity is the only religion whose God bears the scars of evil.