An optimist is someone who gets treed by a lion but enjoys the scenery.

The only ones who like Milton Berle are his mother - and the public.

It will be a great event ... held in the most charming scenery in the world,

I'm an optimist, but an optimist who carries a raincoat.

A champion is someone who gets up when he can't.

Too many people expect wonders from democracy, when the most wonderful thing of all is just having it.