Democracy is an awful way to run a country, but it's the best system we have.

One ought to be just before one is generous

There but for the grace of God, goes God.

Madam, if you were my wife, I would drink it.

All the great things are simple, and many can be expressed in a single word: freedom, justice, honor, duty, mercy, hope.

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

Writing a book is an adventure.