The joke of our time is the suicide of intention.

Tradition becomes our security, and when the mind is secure it is in decay.

Time is an illusion. Lunchtime doubly so.

I believe today that my conduct is in accordance with the will of the Almighty Creator

The more you like yourself, the less you are like anyone else, which makes you unique.

I recommend that the Statue of Liberty be supplemented by a Statue of Responsibility on the west coast.

There's real poetry in the real world. Science is the poetry of reality

Dress shabbily and they remember the dress; dress impeccably and they remember the woman.

A woman can be over dressed but never over elegant.

I've been looking for a girl like you - not you, but a girl like you.

My government will be open. Anyone found guilty of corruption will be dealt with in accordance with the law. If you are corrupt you will have to hang your boots.

There are two things children should get from their parents: roots and wings.

After all, science is essentially international, and it is only through lack of the historical sense that national qualities have been attributed to it.

The thing I lose patience with the most is the clock. Its hands move too fast

I fully realize that no wealth or position can long endure, unless built upon truth and justice; therefore, I will engage in no transaction which does not benefit all whom it affects.

Everything is vague to a degree you do not realize till you have tried to make it precise.

A mediocre idea that generates enthusiasm will go further than a great idea that inspires no one.

A person preaches well that lives well.

The American people should be made aware of the trend toward monopolization of the great public information vehicles and the concentration of more and more power over public opinion in fewer and fewer hands.

You can't deny laughter; when it comes, it plops down in your favorite chair and stays as long as it wants.

A friend doesn't go on a diet because you are fat.