Chauncey Depew

A pessimist is a man who thinks all women are bad. An optimist is one who hopes they are.

The enjoyment of life would be instantly gone if you removed the possibility of doing something.

It is a pity that instead of the Pilgrim Fathers landing on Plymouth Rock, Plymouth Rock had not landed on the Pilgrim Fathers.

I was a bit challenged when I was younger to stay on the right path.

I get a kick out of watching a team defense me. A player moves two steps in one direction and I hit it two steps the other way. It goes right by his glove and I laugh.

The judge decided in this case that both the state and the defense would have the opportunity to respond to certain kinds of press. This is one such instance.