Even on the most exalted throne in the world we are only sitting on our own bottom.

A friend in power is a friend lost.

Friends are born, not made.

Lasting change is a series of compromises. And compromise is all right, as long your values don't change.

Every individual matters. Every individual has a role to play. Every individual makes a difference.

I think the best evenings are when we have messages, things that make us think, but we can also laugh and enjoy each other's company.

Politics is supposed to be the second oldest profession. I have come to realize that it bears a very close resemblance to the first.

The nine most terrifying words in the English language are, 'I'm from the government and I'm here to help.

Politics is not a bad profession. If you succeed there are many rewards, if you disgrace yourself you can always write a book.

I once said cynically of a politician, 'He'll doublecross that bridge when he comes to it.'

If you are not a psychiatrist, stay away from idiots. They are too stupid to pay a layman for his company.

Last week, I went to Philadelphia, but it was closed.

Horse sense is the thing a horse has which keeps it from betting on people.

A rich man is nothing but a poor man with money.

A thing worth having is a thing worth cheating for.

Reminds me of my safari in Africa. Somebody forgot the corkscrew and for several days we had to live on nothing but food and water.

Talent hits a target no one else can hit; Genius hits a target no one else can see.

All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident.

If we were not all so interested in ourselves, life would be so uninteresting that none of us would be able to endure it.