“It is terrible to contemplate how few politicians are hanged. ”

“A politician’s word is like a thick tree branch, and the people are all hanging on it. Well, I’ve got noose for you, politicians won’t keep their word, but they will keep you hanging.”

“It is a terrible thought, to contemplate that an immense number of mediocre thinkers are occupied with really influential matters.”

“You know, a few months ago, I made a terrible mistake. I realized something, and instead of crushing the thought the moment it came I... I let it hang on, and now I know it to be true. And I'm afraid it's stuck in my head forever. These are the best days of our lives. It's a terrible thing to know, but I know it.”

“The reason there are so few female politicians is that it is too much trouble to put makeup on two faces. ”

“For an Irish-Catholic boy with a nudity hang-up, it was an island of terrible freedom in a sea of "No.”