One has the right to be wrong in a democracy

A stockbroker urged me to buy a stock that would triple its value every year. I told him, 'At my age, I don't even buy green bananas.'

Ageism is as odious as racism and sexism.

If more politicians in this country were thinking about the next generation instead of the next election, it might be better for the United States and the world.

Life is like riding a bicycle: you don't fall off unless you stop pedaling.

The mistake a lot of politicians make is in forgetting they've been appointed and thinking they've been anointed.

I' tired of old people being labeled as worthless,useless,toothless and sexless

At my age, I dont even buy green bananas.

A man blessed with a good mamma and a good wife has no right to complain about anything else.

Empower yourselves with a good education, then get out there and use that education to build a country worthy of your boundless promise.

Experience is a great teacher, and sometimes a pretty teacher is a great experience.

Hiding places there are innumerable, escape is only one, but possibilities of escape, again, are as many as hiding places.

When thou goest to woman, take thy whip.

Teaching isn't one-tenth as effective as training.

My days are as happy as those reserved by God for his elect; and whatever be my fate hereafter, I can never say that I have not tasted joy— the purest joy of life.

Thankfully, the love of those around me helped push me forward.

My mind is filled with cataclysm and apocalypse. I wish for earthquakes, eruptions, flood.

I thought it was respectful to each country to sing in their language.

Wisdom is an affair of values, and of value judgments. It is intelligent conduct of human affairs.