Whenever evil befalls us, we ought to ask ourselves, after the first suffering, how we can turn it into good. So shall we take occasion, from one bitter root, to raise perhaps many flowers.
The only difference between a rut and a grave... is in their dimensions.
We may not imagine how our lives could be more frustrating and complex--but Congress can.
Being in politics is like being a football coach. You have to be smart enough to understand the game, and dumb enough to think it's important.
In all affairs it's a healthy thing now and then to hang a question mark on the things you have long taken for granted.
Men are equal; it is not birth but virtue that makes the difference.
Do what you feel in your heart to be right - for you'll be criticized anyway. You'll be damned if you do, and damned if you don't.