I have often wished I had time to cultivate modesty... But I am too busy thinking about myself.
Whatever you do, do it to the purpose; do it thoroughly, not superficially. Go to the bottom of things. Any thing half done, or half known, is in my mind, neither done nor known at all. Nay, worse, for it often misleads.
No man remains quite what he was when he recognizes himself.
I like to play blackjack. I'm not addicted to gambling, I'm addicted to sitting in a semi-circle.
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.
Intimacy is what makes a marriage, not a ceremony, not a piece of paper from the state.
You couldn't even prove the White House staff sane beyond a reasonable doubt.