Good company and good discourse are the very sinews of virtue.
You have no control over what the other guy does. You only have control over what you do.
Always seek out the seed of triumph in every adversity.
Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passion, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence.
I have always felt that a politician is to be judged by the animosities he excites among his opponents.
Someone dragged me by my arms out onto the road, then shoved me, stumbling, down a paved road.
I like to play blackjack. I'm not addicted to gambling, I'm addicted to sitting in a semi-circle.