The great American novel has not only already been written, it has already been rejected.

American women expect to find in their husbands a perfection that English women only hope to find in their butlers

Fierce for the right, he bore his part in strife with many a valiant foe; but laughter winged his polished dart, and kindness tempered every blow.

Dying is a very dull, dreary affair. And my advice to you is to have nothing whatever to do with it.

A woman can forgive a man for the harm he does her, but she can never forgive him for the sacrifices he makes on her account

I ask that all Americans demonstrate in their personal and public lives...the high ethical standards that are essential to good character and to the continued success of our nation.