My dinners have never interfered with my business. They have been my recreation. . . A public banquet, if eaten with thought and care, is no more of a strain than a dinner at home.

A pessimist is a man who thinks all women are bad. An optimist is a man who hopes they are.

The government of the United States is and always has been a lawyer's government.

The spirit of Columbus hovers over us to-day.

My dinners have never interfered with my business. They have been my recreation. . . A public banquet, if eaten with thought and care, is no more of a strain than a dinner at home.

When Franklin drew the lightning from the clouds, he little dreamed that in the evolution of science his discovery would illuminate the torch of Liberty for France and America. The rays from this beacon, lighting this gateway to the continent, will welcome the poor and the persecuted with the hope and promise of homes and citizenship.

I get my exercise acting as pallbearer to my friends who exercise.