"Via ovicpitum dura est", or, for the benefit of the engineers among you: "The way of the egghead is hard |
A beauty is a woman you notice; a charmer is one who notices you. |
A diplomat's life is made up of three ingredients: protocol, Geritol and alcohol. |
A free society is a place where it's safe to be unpopular |
A hungry man is not a free man. |
A hypocrite is the kind of politician who would cut down a redwood tree, then mount the stump and make a speech for conservation. |
A lie is an abomination unto the Lord, but a very present help in time of trouble |
A politician is a statesman who approaches every question with an open mouth |
A society can be no better than the men and women who compose it. |
A wise man who stands firm is a statesman, a foolish man who stands firm is a catastrophe. |
Accuracy to a newspaper is what virtue is to a lady; but a newspaper can always print a retraction. |
After four years at the United Nations I sometimes yearn for the peace and tranquillity of a political convention. |
All progress has resulted from people who took unpopular positions. |
An editor is someone who separates the wheat from the chaff and then prints the chaff. |
An Independent is someone who wants to take the politics out of politics. |