“There is no trick to being a humorist when you have the whole government working for you.”
“You see, that's the whole point of being in government. If you don't like something you simply make up a law that makes it illegal.”
“The whole art of government consists in the art of being honest.”
“Do you work for the government, any government?”"I pay taxes, which means I work for the government, part of the time. Yes.”
“Macon: “It’s true. And if that doesn’t work, use the Jedi Mind Trick. But only if you really have to.”Halley: “The what?”Macon: “The Jedi Mind Trick.” He looked at me. “Didn’t you ever see Star Wars?”
“Not everybody will get it. People will misinterpret you and what you do. They might even call you names. So get comfortable with being misunderstood, disparaged, or ignored -- the trick is to be too busy doing your work to care.”