There is no such thing as public opinion. There is only published opinion.
[The politician] is asked to stand, he wants to sit, and he is expected to lie.
Do not trust any statistics you did not fake yourself.
Champagne is the wine of civilization and the oil of government.
It is hard, if not impossible, to snub a beautiful woman - they remain beautiful and the snub recoils.
Any idiot can see something wrong. But can you see what is right?