Nothing contributes so much to tranquilizing the mind as a steady purpose - a point on which the soul may fix its intellectual eye.
You know what's interesting about Washington? It's the kind of place where second-guessing has become second nature.
A wise man can see more from the bottom of a well than a fool can from a mountain top .
The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore, all progress depends on the unreasonable man.
The car rocked back and forth and tipped uphill.
The strongest possible piece of advice I would give any young woman is: Don't screw around, and don't smoke.
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.