It is a pity that instead of the Pilgrim Fathers landing on Plymouth Rock, Plymouth Rock had not landed on the Pilgrim Fathers.

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

Blot out from the page of history the names of all the great actors of his time in the drama of nations, and preserve the name of Washington, and the century would be renowned.

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

The first step towards getting somewhere is to decide that you are not going to stay where you are.

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

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.