If there must be madness, something may be said for having it on a heroic scale

My rule on honorary degrees has always been to have one more than Arthur Schlesinger Jr.

The Senate has unlimited debate; in the House, debate is ruthlessly circumscribed. There is frequent discussion as to which technique most effectively frustrates democratic process.

A good rule of conversation is never answer a foolish question.

I react pragmatically. Where the market works, I'm for that. Where the government is necessary, I'm for that. I'm deeply suspicious of somebody who says, 'I'm in favor of privatization,' or, 'I'm deeply in favor of public ownership.' I'm in favor of whatever works in the particular case.

There's a certain part of the contented majority who love anybody who is worth a billion dollars.

If it is dangerous to suppose that government is always right, it will sooner or later be awkward for public administration if most people suppose that it is always wrong.