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.
Turn the world over on its side and everything loose will land in Los Angeles.
There is an alchemy in sorrow. It can be transmuted into wisdom, which, if it does not bring joy, can yet bring happiness.
I'd learned my lesson.
The gem cannot be polished without friction, nor man perfected without trials.
Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there.
Our patience will achieve more than our force.