Probably the worst thing that has happened in America in my time is the decay of confidence in the courts. No one can be sure any more that in a given case they will uphold the plainest mandate of the Constitution. On the contrary, everyone begins to be more or less convinced in advance that they won't. Judges are chosen not because they know the Constitution and are in favor of it, but precisely because they appear to be against it.

There is no idea so stupid that you can't find a professor who will believe it.

Remorse - Regret that one waited so long to do it.

Anyhow, the hole in the donut is at least digestible.

If there were only three women left in the world, two of them would immediately convene a court-martial to try the other one.

I know of no human being who has a better time than an eager and energetic young reporter.

Faith may be defined briefly as an illogical belief in the occurrence of the improbable.... A man full of faith is simply one who has lost (or never had) the capacity for clear and realistic thought. He is not a mere ass: he is actually ill.