Humor is reason gone mad.

Those are my principles, and if you don't like them...well I have others.

If you find it hard to laugh at yourself, I would be happy to do it for you.

Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it everywhere, diagnosing it incorrectly and applying the wrong remedies.

A black cat crossing your path signifies that the animal is going somewhere.

Behind every successful man is a woman, behind her is his wife.

Outside of a dog, a book is a man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read.

Those are my principles, and if you don't like them... well, I have others.

Time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like a banana

I was married by a judge. I should have asked for a jury.

[He] may talk like an idiot, and look like an idiot, but don't let that fool you: he really is an idiot.

There is no doubt that Saddam Hussein's regime is a serious danger, that he is a tyrant, and that his pursuit of lethal weapons of mass destruction cannot be tolerated. He must be disarmed.

If God is real, and I believe he is, then he is outside of nature. He is, therefore, not limited by the laws of nature in the way that we are.

The supporters...It is true that they are dangerous when they run close to the riders. From there to throwing a punch. That is a step.

In each individual the spirit is made flesh, in each one the whole of creation suffers, in each one a Savior is crucified.

When Harvard men say they have graduated from Radcliffe, then we've made it.

I like to employ the power of no. We all want to say yes, because with yes comes so much opportunity, but with the power of no comes focus and engagement.

Humor prevents a hardening of the attitudes.

I always play more than I talk, so the more I talk, the more I'll play.

We only see clearly when we have reached the depths of woe.

History seldom destroys that which does not deserve to die; and the burning of the tares makes for the next sowing a richer soil.