Best Quotes

That action is best which procures the greatest happiness for the greatest numbers.

It might be said now that I have the best of both worlds. A Harvard education and a Yale degree.

Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one.

The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter.

The best minds are not in government. If any were, business would steal them away.

That government is best which governs least.

If liberty and equality, as is thought by some, are chiefly to be found in democracy, they will be best attained when all persons alike share in government to the utmost.

For Forms of Government let fools contest; whatever is best administered is best.

The best government is that which teaches us to govern ourselves.

Which government is the best? The one that teaches us to govern ourselves.

The best government is a benevolent tyranny tempered by an occasional assassination.

The best defense against usurpatory government is an assertive citizenry.

You know that big government doesn't hurt big corporations. They've got the best lawyers and accountants in the world. You know who gets destroyed by big government? It's the little guys.

The thought about Republicans is, we're supposed to be Jeffersonian. That government governs the best that governs the least.

I believe we need to attract a new generation of the best and brightest to public service and I believe that government can be a source of inspiration, not degradation.

It is perfectly true that that government is best which governs least. It is equally true that that government is best which provides most.

The government's view is that the best time to announce bad news, news that it doesn't want the public to dwell on is late on a Friday, when it will wind up in the Saturday papers, which if you were readers, then the week day editions. A holiday weekend is even better.

Just as the left has to be more willing to question 'Government knows best,' the right has to rethink its laissez-faire attitude toward government.

My philosophy is not a bean-counting, accounting 'look at this.' It is a philosophy that smaller government is better government, and government that is closer to the people is best of all.

If the government fails to listen to your demands, then you will decide what is best for you.

The best reason why Monarchy is a strong government is, that it is an intelligible government. The mass of mankind understand it, and they hardly anywhere in the world understand any other.

The best form of government is that which is most likely to prevent the greatest sum of evil.

That is the best government which desires to make the people happy, and knows how to make them happy.

The best place to find God is in a garden. You can dig for him there.

I do some of my best thinking while pulling weeds.

Best way to get rid of kitchen odors: Eat out.

It's a funny thing about life; if you refuse to accept anything but the best, you very often get it.

The best ideas come as jokes. Make your thinking as funny as possible.

The middle class is so funny, it's the class I know best, and it's the class where you find the most pretension, so that's what makes the middle classes so funny.

If you play it straight it's funny - the best comedy is always played straight down the middle. The adjustment is understanding from the screenplay that a moment is hilarious.