A cynic is not merely one who reads bitter lessons from the past, his is also one who is permanently disappointed in the future.

There are always too many Democratic congressmen, too many Republican congressmen, and never enough U.S. congressmen.

When I hear somebody sigh, 'Life is hard,' I am always tempted to ask, 'Compared to what?'

Our dilemma is that we hate change and love it at the same time; what we really want is for things to remain the same but get better.

If the devil could be persuaded to write a bible, he would title it, "You Only Live Once."

It's surprising how many persons go through life without ever recognizing that their feelings toward other people are largely determined by their feelings toward themselves, and if you're not comfortable within yourself, you can't be comfortable with others.

Law is order in liberty, and without order liberty is social chaos.