No one's supposed to be the president. This is not England. And it's not just the Bush family, all families designate each child as having some particular trait.

Success didn't spoil me, I've always been insufferable.

People elect the President for reasons that have nothing to do with his ability to be president.

The conversational overachiever is someone whose grasp exceeds his reach. This is possible but not attractive.

When people say, 'Doesn't Gloria [Vanderbilt] look great? She's 85.' I say, 'Yes, she was a raving beauty when she was 20,' that's the key. Very helpful.

I'm not a Communist. I'm an American. I'm a capitalist. I mean, I'm not a very good capitalist, myself. I'm not very good at it, but it's not that I'm not for capitalism. But people who believe in things like corporate citizenship, it's idiotic. I mean, it shows you're an idiot.

It is imperative when flying coach that you restrain any tendency toward the vividly imaginative. For although it may momentarily appear to be the case, it is not at all likely that the cabin is entirely inhabited by crying babies smoking inexpensive domestic cigars.