"I didn't have time to write a short letter, so I wrote a long one instead."

"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."

"I am an American, and I like to see a man do what he says he will do."

"The greatest country in the world, and we're letting it go to the dogs."

"I was sorry to have to tell him that I had never heard of him. He was a very pleasant man, and I wished him well."