There never were greed and cunning in the world yet, that did not do too much, and overreach themselves. It is as certain as death.

I know enough of the world now to have almost lost the capacity of being much surprised by anything

Whether I shall turn out to be the hero of my own life, or whether that station will be held by anybody else, these pages must show.

the sight of me is good for sore eyes

There can be no disparity in marriage like unsuitability of mind and purpose.

There can't be a quarrel without two parties, and I won't be one. I will be a friend to you in spite of you. So now you know what you've got to expect

It will be your duty, and it will be your pleasure too to estimate her (as you chose her) by the qualities that she has, and not by the qualities she may not have.

The streets looked small, of course. The streets that we have only seen as children always do I believe when we go back to them

We must meet reverses boldly, and not suffer them to frighten us, my dear. We must learn to act the play out. We must live misfortune down, Trot!

...I hope that simple love and truth will be strong in the end. I hope that real love and truth are stronger in the end than any evil or misfortune in the world.

To have all those noble Romans alive before me, and walking in and out for my entertainment, instead of being the stern taskmasters they had been at school, was a most novel and delightful effect.

Words are a lens to focus one’s mind.

A man should always consider how much he has more than he wants.

Cultivate visibility because attention is currency.

My first trip to Canada has been great!

The first company to produce a certified two seat electric aircraft with a 1.5 hour range will dominate the aviation training market.

Every guitar I own gets used and has its purpose.

I'm not an abstractionist... I'm not interested in relationships of colour or form or anything else.

If a tax cut increases government revenues, you haven't cut taxes enough.

Every word I say, you can document it and put it in the history books.

My golf-loving friend Bob Hope asked me what my handicap was, so I told him - the Congress.