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I never said all Democrats were saloonkeepers. What I said was that all saloonkeepers are Democrats.

If you love something let it go free. If it doesn't come back, you never had it. If it comes back, love it forever.

You would never expect a black woman to be the hero.

A woman's flattery may inflate a man's head a little; but her criticism goes straight to his heart, and contracts it so that it can never again hold quite as much love for her.

An ungrateful man is like a hog under a tree eating acorns, but never looking up to see where they come from.

I never learned hate at home, or shame. I had to go to school for that.

Physical strength can never permanently withstand the impact of spiritual force.

I never forget. I never forgive. I can wait. I find it very easy to harbor a grudge. I have scores to settle.

If you've never been hated by your child, you've never been a parent.

Never underestimate or mock peace.

I've never let my school interfere with my education.

I don't like these cold, precise, perfect people, who, in order not to speak wrong, never speak at all, and in order not to do wrong, never do anything.

As I approve of a youth that has something of the old man in him, so I am no less pleased with an old man that has something of the youth. He that follows this rule may be old in body, but can never be so in mind.

I will never regret not denouncing apartheid.

Things gained through unjust fraud are never secure.

A woman should never be seen eating or drinking, unless it be lobster salad and Champagne, the only true feminine and becoming viands.

Always vote for principle, though you may vote alone, and you may cherish the sweetest reflection that your vote is never lost.

I never thought that the long haired, bearded guy I married in law school would end up being President.

If you had to identify, in one word, the reason why the human race has not achieved, and never will achieve, its full potential, that word would be 'meetings.'

Never say never. The things that you don't plan are the best. I'm a very spontaneous person.

Those who have never had a father can at any rate never know the sweets of losing one. To most men the death of his father is a new lease of life.

Remember, always give your best. Never get discouraged. Never be petty. Always remember, others may hate you. But those who hate you don't win unless you hate them. And then you destroy yourself.

I had a head start in acting. Because of my parents, I had a SAG card, an agent and a recognizable name. But I knew if I screwed up, people would never forget. I'd be dead.

It will be found, in fact, that the ingenious are always fanciful, and the truly imaginative never otherwise than analytic.

Quality is never an accident. It is always the result of intelligent effort.

Do not take life too seriously. You will never get out of it alive.

I've had a few arguments with people, but I never carry a grudge. You know why? While you're carrying a grudge, they're out dancing.

An American monkey, after getting drunk on brandy, would never touch it again, and thus is much wiser than most men.

I never take anything for granted. I may slip any minute.

My general attitude to life is to enjoy every minute of every day. I never do anything with a feeling of, 'Oh God, I've got to do this today.'