When I give a man an office, I watch him carefully to see whether he is swelling or growing.

Every man who takes office in Washington either grows or swells, and when I give a man an office, I watch him carefully to see whether he is growing or swelling.

The method of political science is the interpretation of life; its instrument is insight, a nice understanding of subtle, unformulated conditions.

I will not speak with disrespect of the Republican Party. I always speak with respect of the past.

Tis well enough for a servant to be bred at an University. But the education is a little too pedantic for a gentleman.

If you go to planetary science meetings and hear technical talks on Pluto, you will hear experts calling it a planet every day.

How do you create chemistry? If only I knew that! Some people say it's a natural thing that you have with someone, and maybe it is to do with that, but I think you can work on it.

I don't want Washington - let me be perfectly clear - I do not want Washington involved in local education decisions any more than I want them involved in common core. You know, common core was a state-created and state-implemented voluntary set of standards in Math and English that are comparable across state lines.