A pessimist is a man who thinks all women are bad. An optimist is one who hopes they are.
Chauncey Depew

Follow the path of the unsafe, independent thinker. Expose your ideas to the dangers of controversy. Speak your mind and fear less the label of 'crackpot' than the stigma of conformity. And on issues that seem important to you, stand up and be counted at any cost.
Chauncey Depew

I get my exercise acting as a pallbearer to my friends who exercise.
Chauncey Depew

It is a pity that instead of the Pilgrim Fathers landing on Plymouth Rock, Plymouth Rock had not landed on the Pilgrim Fathers.
Chauncey Depew

The enjoyment of life would be instantly gone if you removed the possibility of doing something.
Chauncey Depew

The first step towards getting somewhere is to decide that you are not going to stay where you are.
Chauncey Depew

The government of the United States is and always has been a lawyer's government.
Chauncey Depew