“You give us long enough to argue over something and we will bring it to you in proofs to show that the Ten Commandments should never be ratified.” |
[Pretending is indeed the Washington game. Pretend independence, for instance. Recall House Speaker Sam Rayburn's attributed standard greeting to new Democrat members of Congress, per:] Remember, to get along, go along. ... There is no more independence in politics than there is in jail. |
[San Francisco] . . . the city that never was a town. |
A comedian can only last 'til he either takes himself serious or his audience takes him serious. |
A conference is just an admission that you want somebody to join you in your troubles. |
A Congressman is never any better than his roads, and sometimes worse. |
A conservative is a man who has plenty of money and don't see any reason why he shouldn't always have plenty of money |
A country can get more real joy out of just hollering for their freedom than they can if they get it. |
A difference of opinion is what makes horse racing and missionaries. |
A diplomat is one that says something that is equally misunderstood by both sides, and never clear to either. |
A fanatic is always the fellow on the opposite side. |
A fool and his money are soon elected. |
A holding company is a thing where you hand an accomplice the goods while the policeman searches you. |
A man gets up to speak and says nothing . . . nobody listens . . . and then everybody disagrees. |
A man only learns in two ways, one by reading, and the other by association with smarter people |