Old men make war, young men fight and die

I liked wine, both red and white, and especially Champagne; and on very special occasions I could even drink a small glass of brandy.

For the first 25 years of my life, I wanted freedom. For the next 25 years, I wanted order. For the next 25 years, I realized that order is freedom.

At the bottom of all the tributes paid to democracy is the little man, walking into the little booth, with a little pencil, making a little cross on a little bit of paper-no amount of rhetoric or voluminous discussion can possibly diminish the overwhelming importance of the point.

A pessimist sees problems in opportunities whereas an optimist sees opportunities in problems.

Never, never, never give up.

There is no surer method of economizing and saving money than in the reduction of the number of officials.