I once saw a snake having sex with a vulture, and I thought, It's just business as usual in Washington DC.

They say women talk too much. If you have worked in Congress you know that the filibuster was invented by men.

I pray Heaven to bestow the best of blessings on this house and all that shall hereafter inhabit it. May none but honest and wise men ever rule under this roof.

Honest conviction is my courage; the Constitution is my guide.

Don't hit at all if it is honorably possible to avoid hitting; but never hit soft.

The last thing I ever wanted was to be alive when the three most powerful people on the whole planet would be named Bush, Dick and Colon.