I've given up reading books. I find it takes my mind off myself.
[Madame Nhu was] the Sandra Dee of South Vietnam. If I were cast on a desert island with her, I would quickly make friends with the natives.
What the world needs is more geniuses with humility; there are so few of us left.
In some situations I was difficult, in odd moments impossible, in rare moments loathsome, but at my best unapproachably great.
I am no more humble than my talents require.
A politician is a man who will double cross that bridge when he comes to it.