“[Madame Nhu was] the Sandra Dee of South Vietnam. If I were cast on a desert island with her, I would quickly make friends with the natives.” IfsGovernmentSouthCastsDesertIslandsVietnam Author:Oscar Levant
“He sprang from the grass roots of the country clubs of America.” CountryGovernmentAmericaRootsClubsGrassCountry Clubs Author:Alice Roosevelt Longworth
“Professional politicians like to talk about the value of experience in government. Nuts! The only experience you gain in politics is how to be political.” GovernmentPoliticalValuesPoliticsPoliticianGainsNuts Book:The Reagan wit Source: The Reagan wit
“The Republicans have a habit of having three bad years and one good one, and the good one always happens to be election years.” YearsGovernmentHappensThreeHabitRepublicanElectionElection YearsBad Years Author:Will Rogers
“What can a mere French minister do when associated with Lloyd George, who thinks he is Napoleon, and Woodrow Wilson, who thinks he is Jesus Christ?” ThinkingGovernmentJesusChristJesus ChristMereMinistersWilson Author:Georges Clemenceau
“I do not consider Hitler to be as bad as he is depicted. He is showing an ability which is amazing and he seems to be gaining his victories without much bloodshed.” SeemsGovernmentAbilityVictoryBloodshed Book:Collected Works Source: Collected Works
“Senator Joseph McCarthy was one of the greatest Americans who ever lived.” GovernmentSenatorsJoseph Mccarthy Author:John Wayne
“McKinley shows all the background of a chocolate eclair.” ShowsGovernmentBackgroundsChocolateMckinleyEclairs Author:Theodore Roosevelt
“The first twelve years are the hardest.” YearsFirstsGovernmentHardestTwelve Author:Franklin D. Roosevelt
“Dealing with the State Department is like watching an elephant become pregnant.” StatesGovernmentDepartmentPregnantElephants Author:Franklin D. Roosevelt