“Political success is the ability, when the inevitable occurs, to get credit for it.”

“America is a country that doesn't know where it is going but is determined to set a speed record getting there.”

“A pessimist is a man who looks both ways when he crosses the street.”

“Humility is the embarrassment you feel when you tell people how wonderful you are.”

“You can always tell a real friend: when you've made a fool of yourself he doesn't feel you've done a permanent job.”

“You don't need to take a persons advice to make him feel good, just ask him for it.”

“If a cluttered desk is a sign of a cluttered mind, of what, then, is an empty desk a sign?”