There's one advantage in having been around as long as I have. Everybody in the Senate knows me, and - I'm going to say something presumptuous, to repeat myself - I think most respect me. Use this quote
We hope that the long darkness through which the Burmese people have lived may now be coming to an end. Use this quote
A leader is one who, out of madness or goodness, volunteers to take upon himself the woe of the people. There are few men so foolish, hence the erratic quality of leadership in the world. Use this quote
There should not be one new dime in tax breaks for millionaires and billionaires as long as millions of children in America are poor, hungry, uneducated and without health coverage. Use this quote
There are many men of principle in both parties in America, but there is no party of principle. Use this quote
The Cold War was over long before it was officially declared dead. Use this quote
I don't want to lose my fitness. I'm 45. I have two babies. I've got a long way to go and I want to keep in tiptop shape. There's no magic bullet. Use this quote
Talk is by far the most accessible of pleasures. It costs nothing in money, it is all profit, it completes our education, founds and fosters our friendships, and can be enjoyed at any age and in almost any state of health. Use this quote
Cotton Owens was leading and daddy was second. They came up on me and I moved over to let them pass. Cotton went on, but daddy bumped me in the rear and my car went right into the wall. Use this quote
People do still cheer for the President. And some of the military audiences are more likely to cheer than others. I have seen him speak lately in front of groups like Freedom House, where the applause was a long time coming. Use this quote
A little perspective, like a little humor, goes a long way. Use this quote
It's sour grapes, I admit, I want to be more famous so people are examining my work couplet by couplet, you know what I mean? That's the level where I want to go. Use this quote
I don't see that any buildings should be excluded from the term architecture, as long as they are done properly. Use this quote
I believe my publisher has shown a great deal of faith in me over a lot of years but I'm not prepared to be so arrogant to say that the long-term literary value of my work would compensate them for a financial failure. Use this quote
He that can have patience can have what he will. Use this quote
The most important ways in which I think the Internet will affect the big issue is that it will make it more difficult for government to collect taxes. Use this quote
Failure after long perseverance is much grander than never to have a striving good enough to be called a failure. Use this quote
So long as we have enough people in this country willing to fight for their rights, we'll be called a democracy. Use this quote
There is no scientific answer for success. You can't define it. You've simply got to live it and do it. Use this quote
Happiness held is the seed; Happiness shared is the flower. Use this quote