People in Washington seem as hypnotized by precedence as though they were hens with their beaks on a chalk line.

He looks as though he's been weaned on a pickle.

If you can't say anything good about someone, sit right here by me.

If you haven't got anything nice to say about anybody, come sit next to me.

... [woman suffrage] has made little difference beyond doubling the number of voters. There is no woman's vote as such. They divide up just about as men do.

People in Washington seem as hypnotized by precedence as though they were hens with their beaks on a chalk line.

I'm the only topless octogenarian in Washington.