Give a member of Congress a junket and a mimeograph machine and he thinks he is secretary of state

The usual cause of evil in the world is that at any given time half the people in the world are awake.

One of the best ways to persuade others is by listening to them.

One third of the people of the world are asleep at any given moment. The other two thirds are awake and probably stirring up trouble somewhere.

The United States is not just an old cow that gives more milk the more it's kicked in the flanks

While we are sleeping, two-thirds of the world is plotting to do us in.

The best way to persuade is with your ears.