We contend that for a nation to try to tax itself into prosperity is like a man standing in a bucket and trying to lift himself up by the handle.

My rule of life prescribed as an absolutely sacred rite smoking cigars and also the drinking of alcohol before, after and if need be during all meals and in the intervals between them.

Diplomacy is the art of telling people to go to hell in such a way that they ask for directions.

We make our buildings, and then our buildings make and shape us.

Most of the significant contributions that have been made to society have been made by people who were tired.

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.

We shall not flag nor fail. We shall go on to the end.