"Man does not live by words alone, despite the fact that sometimes he has to eat them."
During his 1956 presidential campaign, a woman called out to Adlai E. Stevenson "Senator, you have the vote of every thinking person!" Stevenson called back "That's not enough, madam, we need a majority!"
"My definition of a free society is a society where it is safe to be unpopular."
"In America, anyone can become president. That's one of the risks you take."
"Eggheads unite! You have nothing to lose but your yolks."
"Flattery is all right- if you don't inhale."
"Nothing so dates a man as to decry the younger generation."
"A hungry man is not a free man."
"Nixon is the kind of politician who would cut down a redwood tree, then mount the stump for a speech on conservation."
"There is no evil in the atom; only in men’s souls."
"The sound of tireless voices is the price we pay for the right to hear the music of our own opinions."
"The Republicans stroke platitudes until they purr like epigrams"
"A politician is a statesman who approaches every question with an open mouth."
"All progress has resulted from people who took unpopular positions."
"I will make a bargain with the Republicans. If they will stop telling lies about Democrats, we will stop telling the truth about them."
