Never feel self-pity, the most destructive emotion there is. How awful to caught up in the terrible squirrel cage of self.

We must have government, but we must watch them like a hawk.

The only people who would be in government are those who care more about people than they do about power.

If there is one thing the past years have taught us, it is the importance of a keen and high sense of honor in those who handle our governmental affairs.

Influence comes out of the work that you've done and the things you've stood for. Influence and power shouldn't be given to just anybody who wants them.

When you're old, everything you do is sort of a miracle.

Economics is not a science, in the sense that a policy can be repeatedly applied under similar conditions and will repeatedly produce similar results.

Party organization matters. When the door of a smoke-filled room is closed, there's hardly ever a woman inside.

The business of government is justice.

I have come to believe that one thing people cannot bear is a sense of injustice. Poverty, cold, even hunger are more bearable than injustice.

Everyone in America seems to be joining an organization of some kind, and in Congress one hears from them all.

The business of lying is transacted in the abode of the gullible.

As we pretend to be brave, we become so.

Baseball is like driving, it's the one who gets home safely that counts.

Persistence means giving full concentration to whatever you are doing right now. ... Persistence is success through trial, error, resetting your goals, and moving toward the target.

Laughter is the jam on the toast of life. It adds flavor, keeps it from being too dry, and makes it easier to swallow.

I think three debates is good. I think it should be on a night where viewers are going to be able to watch.

The supreme need in every hour of difficulty and distress is for a fresh vision of God. Seeing Him, all else takes on proper perspective and proportion.

It's not about what I can get, it's what I can give.

The woman wears a floral print blouse with lots of leaves and pink flowers. Risa would like to attack her with a weed whacker.

The application process changes the list of who applies. Your applicants reflect your methods.