"I am in earnest; I will not equivocate; I will not excuse; I will not retreat a single inch; and I will be heard."

"With reasonable men I will reason; with humane men I will plea; but to tyrants I will give no quarter, nor waste arguments where they will certainly be lost."

"Like the very young, she knew a little bit about a lot of things and a whole lot about nothing."

"Not being able to govern events, I govern myself."

"The partisan, when he is engaged in a dispute, cares nothing about the rights of the question, but is anxious only to convince his hearers of his own assertions."

"She looked as though butter wouldn't melt in her mouth ... or anywhere else."

"Overall Bush's European trip has been an overwhelming success. Not once has he gotten separated from his group."

"As far as we can discern, the sole purpose of human existence is to kindle a light in the darkness of mere being."