Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield

You must look into people as well as at them.

Whatever is worth doing at all is worth doing well.

Sex: the pleasure is momentary, the position ridiculous, and the expense damnable.

When I do my makeup, it kind of helps me get into the character that I'm trying to portray.

What people don't understand about Sarah Palin is that she is a rancher's wife. From Alberta down to Texas I've known women like that: good common sense, bright and vilified by city people.

The failure of the system to deal quickly was attributable to Nixon's lying, stonewalling and refusal to come clean. So it took 26 months for the final truth to be known.