It is better to be making the news than taking it, to be an actor rather than a critic.

A baboon in a forest is a matter of legitimate speculation; a baboon in a zoo is an object of public curiosity; but a baboon in your wife’s bed is a cause of the gravest concern.

This is no time for ease and comfort. It is time to dare and endure.

A good speech should be like a woman's skirt: long enough to cover the subject and short enough to create interest

Our dog chases people on a bike. We've had to take it off him.

Death and sorrow will be the companions of our journey; hardship our garment; constancy and valor our only shield. We must be united, we must be undaunted, we must be inflexible.

Diplomacy is the art of telling plain truths without giving offense.