The reason some portraits don't look true to life is that some people make no effort to resemble their pictures.

There is only one difference between a madman and myself. The madman thinks he is sane. I know I am mad.

The citizens of the United States may pay their last respects to this great American.

"I was just trying to let them know how I felt about being treated as a human being"

"Victory or defeat? It is the slogan of all-powerful militarism in every belligerent nation. And yet, what can victory bring to the proletariat?"

You should not love a woman with all your heart. But you can't otherwise.

Welfare's purpose should be to eliminate, as far as possible, the need for its own existence.

There are no easy answers, but there are simple answers. We must have the courage to do what we know is morally right.

Recession is when a neighbor loses his job. Depression is when you lose yours.

It doesn't do good to open doors for someone who doesn't have the price to get in. If he has the price, he may not need the laws. There is no law saying the Negro has to live in Harlem or Watts.

It has been said that politics is the second oldest profession. I have learned that it bears a striking resemblance to the first.

In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: It goes on.

He is not only idle who does nothing, but he is idle who might be better employed.

The woods are lovely, dark and deep. But I have promises to keep, and miles to go before I sleep.