Charm never made a rooster.

I think Churchill is right, the only thing to be said for democracy is that there is nothing else that's any better, and therefore he used to say, Tyranny tempered by assassination, but lots of assassination. People say, If the Congress were more representative of the people it would be better. I say the Congress is too damn representative. It's just as stupid as the people are; just as uneducated, just as dumb, just as selfish.

To leave positions of great responsibility and authority is to die a little, but the time comes when that must be faced.

The most important aspect of the relationship between the president and the secretary of state is that they both understand who is president.

I will undoubtedly have to seek what is happily known as gainful employment, which I am glad to say does not describe holding public office.

Brains are no substitute for judgement.

No man comes out of his own memorandum of conversation looking second best.