"The Parthenon without the marbles is like a smile with a tooth missing."

"Loyalty is a fine quality, but in excess it fills political graveyards."

"The enemy of idealism is zealotry."

"I would die for my country but I could never let my country die for me."

"I warn you not to be ordinary, I warn you not to be young, I warn you not to fall ill, and I warn you not to grow old."

"You cannot fashion a wit out of two half-wits."

"Do something that makes a difference - because, by God, there's a lot to make you angry."