"I am not an American. I am the American."

"I am an old man and have known a great many troubles, but most of them never happened."

"The ass is the only animal that can't be improved by cross-breeding."

"I believe that the best way to get a man to do something is to tell him he can't do it."

"I have a temper, but I have learned to control it. My temper is like a dog that I have trained to lie down when I tell it to."