The President spends most of his time kissing people on the cheek in order to get them to do what they ought to do without getting kissed.

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.

There is no greater evil than killing. I don't care whether they call it war or justice. Life is precious.

It is warm within the mansions of Hel.

You learn to run by running.

We must look for the opportunity in every difficulty instead of being paralyzed at the thought of the difficulty in every opportunity.

I think that there's something really special about doing a series. You get inside the skin of that character 'cause it's such a long time.

I guess that the salary that they get when they are working with me is, like, it beats working at McDonalds, so it has got some things going for it.

I should never have made a good scientist, but I should have made a perfectly adequate one.

I enjoy been on holidays because you can do whatever you want and people can't say anything to you.

There are no strangers in Freemasonry, only friends you've yet to meet.

I actually had to learn what an Oscar was.