“You want a friend in this city? [Washington, DC.] Get a dog!”

“It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit.”

“How many times do you have to get hit over the head until you figure out who’s hitting you.”

“I don't believe in anti-anything. A man has to have a program; you have to be for something, otherwise you will never get anywhere.”

“On the one hand, the Republicans are telling industrial workers that the high cost of food in the cities is due to this government's farm policy. On the other hand, the Republicans are telling the farmers that the high cost of manufactured goods on the farm is due to this government's labor policy.That's plain hokum. It's an old political trick: "If you can't convince 'em, confuse 'em." But this time it won't work.”

“There is a lure in power. It can get into a man's blood just as gambling and lust for money have been known to do.”

“In most of my campaigns, I find it is best not to mention my opponent by name because, by doing so, it just gives him a chance to get into the headlines.”