"Why is it that we can remember the least important things and forget the most important things?"

"I have a great many things to say, but I don't know how to say them."

"Why shouldn't I be an optimist? I have nothing to lose."

"A banker is a fellow who lends you his umbrella when the sun is shining, but wants it back the minute it begins to rain."

"No man's life, liberty, or property are safe while the legislature is in session."