A big iron needle stitching the country together.

I've done more harm by the falseness of trying to please than by the honesty of trying to hurt

A rattlesnake that doesn't bite teaches you nothing.

We want the facts to fit the preconceptions. When they don't it is easier to ignore the facts than to change the preconceptions.

A rattlesnake that doesn't bite teaches you nothing.

We can love an honest rogue, but what is more offensive than a false saint?