Too many people expect wonders from democracy, when the most wonderful thing of all is just having it.

An optimist is someone who gets treed by a lion but enjoys the scenery.

The only ones who like Milton Berle are his mother - and the public.

Nothing recedes like success.

Too many people expect wonders from democracy, when the most wonderful thing of all is just having it.

A real friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out.

Hollywood is where they shoot too many pictures and not enough actors.

A pessimist is one who builds dungeons in the air.

The best way to get along is never to forgive an enemy or forget a friend.

Never above you. Never below you. Always beside you.

I usually get my stuff from people who promised somebody else that they would keep it a secret.

Remember that nobody will ever get ahead of you as long as he is kicking you in the seat of the pants.

The same thing happened today that happened yesterday, only to different people.

Gossip is the art of saying nothing in a way that leaves practically nothing unsaid.

We must not indulge in unfavorable views of mankind, since by doing it we make bad men believe they are no worse than others, and we teach the good that they are good in vain.

A friend is one who walks in when others walk out.

She's been on more laps than a napkin.

Broadway is a main artery of New York life - the hardened artery.

Today's gossip is tomorrow's headline.

Hollywood is a place where they place you under contract instead of under observation.

I never lost a friend I wanted to keep.

Relationships are like crystals you dont realize how much you love it until it breaks.

The way to become famous fast is to throw a brick at someone who is famous.

California is a place where they shoot too many pictures and not enough actors.

Todays gossip is tomorrows headline.

It's a sure sign of summer if the chair gets up when you do.

True friends walks in when the rest of the world has walked out.

Democracy cannot succeed unless those who express their choice are prepared to choose wisely. The real safeguard of democracy, therefore, is education.

The experience of democracy is like the experience of life itself-always changing, infinite in its variety, sometimes turbulent and all the more valuable for having been tested by adversity.

In democracy everyone has the right to be represented, even the jerks.

But democracy isn't a state of perfection. It has to be improved, and that means constant vigilance.

Democracy is stronger than terrorism, and we will not cower to the terrorists' campaign of fear.

Our brave soldiers and support personnel are engaged in a battle as important as any the United States has ever before waged, for the success of democracy in Iraq is a crucial test of the ideals this Nation was founded upon.

American and Israel share a special bond. Our relationship is unique among all nations. Like America, Israel is a strong democracy, a symbol of freedom, and an oasis of liberty, a home to the oppressed and persecuted.

Democracy is also a form of worship. It is the worship of Jackals by Jackasses.

Until the control of the issue of currency and credit is restored to government and recognized as its most conspicuous and sacred responsibility, all talks of the sovereignty of Parliament and of democracy is idle and futile.

And when we draw lines in the sand with regard to certain basic things that are vital to our interest and to the interest of democracy and our friends around the world, we have to be willing to back that up.

While Kuwait is not a democracy, giving only half the population a voice in their government is not a policy this Congress should support and one that I am glad that Kuwait's leaders are changing.

It's true that the war in Iraq opened a distance in relations between part of Europe and the U.S. government, but our basic ties are stronger than that. We share democracy, free markets and a commitment to Western security. We differ on how to guarantee that security.

The best Governments of the World have bin composed of Monarchy, Aristocracy, and Democracy.

If we are to keep our democracy, there must be one commandment: "Thou shalt not ration justice."

One has the right to be wrong in a democracy.

In this possibly terminal phase of human existence, democracy and freedom are more than just ideals to be valued - they may be essential to survival.

There is something inherent in our democracy that tends to want to level. America is a little uncomfortable in the presence of someone who is distinctly superior in whatever way.

Propaganda is to a democracy what the bludgeon is to a totalitarian state.

The Election Assistance Commission represents a major, unprecedented commitment from the federal government to sustained freedom and vibrant democracy. I am humbled by the prospect of being one its charter members.

It's not the voting that's democracy; it's the counting.

Democracy is being allowed to vote for the candidate you dislike least.

Democracy is supposed to give you the feeling of choice, like Painkiller X and Painkiller Y. But they're both just aspirin.