"Unity in things necessary, liberty in things doubtful, charity in everything."

"The future belongs to those who dare."

"My wife says I never listen to her. At least I think that's what she said."

"Stupid is a boundless concept."

"There was a young woman named Jenny, Whose limericks weren't worth a penny. Her rhythm and rhyme Were perfectly fine But whenever she tried to write any, She always had one line too many."

"Experience is a hard teacher. She gives the test first and the lessons afterwards."

"Great events make me quiet and calm; it is only trifles that irritate my nerves."

"Hell is other people."

"The public doesn't want new music; the main thing it demands of a composer is that he be dead."

"We don't know a millionth of one percent about anything."

"We may not imagine how our lives could be more frustrating and complex--but Congress can."

"Experience without learning is better than learning without experience."