A decision is what a man makes when he can't find anybody to serve on a committee.

Find a man with both feet firmly on the ground and you've found a man about to make a difficult putt.

Statesmanship is harder than politics. Politics is the art of getting along with people, whereas statesmanship is the art of getting along with politicians.

Finally it has penetrated my thick skull. This life-this moment-is no dress rehearsal. This is it.

A decision is what a man makes when he can't find anybody to serve on a committee.

No other city in the U.S. can divest the visitor of so much money with so little enthusiasm. In Dallas, they take away with gusto; in New Orleans, with a bow; in San Francisco, with a wink and a grin. In New York, you're lucky if you get a grunt.

Our forefathers made one mistake. What they should have fought for was representation without taxation.