We all say things that we later regret.
Exhaustion and exasperation are frequently the handmaidens of legislative decision.
Individuality or Unity? I say there's room for both.
If you're not very clever you should be conciliatory.
Colonies do not cease to be colonies because they are independent.
Desperation is sometimes as powerful an inspirer as genius.
Mediocrity can talk, but it is for genius to observe.
Genius, when young, is divine.
The palace is not safe when the cottage is not happy.
We have to teach empathy as we do literacy.
I have never regarded politics as the arena of morals. It is the arena of interest.
People go into politics because they want the affirmation, and they want the applause.
Very few people go into politics to be reviled.
I will try to make our politics more human.
In politics, you also have to be cautiously optimistic.
Crime does not pay as well as politics.
My mother, Lillie Specter, was an angel and totally uninterested in politics.
Nobody likes, you know, the ugly parts of politics.
Vote for the man who promises least; he'll be the least disappointing.
Real politics are the possession and distribution of power.
I'm no expert on American politics.
