It is a pity that instead of the Pilgrim Fathers landing on Plymouth Rock, Plymouth Rock had not landed on the Pilgrim Fathers.
About Chauncey Depew
Chauncey Mitchell Depewwas an American attorney, businessman, and Republican politician. He is best remembered for his two terms as United States Senator from New York and for his work for Cornelius Vanderbilt, as an attorney and as president of the New York Central Railroad System.
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The first step towards getting somewhere is to decide that you are not going to stay where you are.
American politician (1834-1928)
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.
American politician (1834-1928)
I get my exercise acting as a pallbearer to my friends who exercise.
American politician (1834-1928)
A pessimist is a man who thinks all women are bad. An optimist is one who hopes they are.
American politician (1834-1928)
The government of the United States is and always has been a lawyer’s government.
American politician (1834-1928)
The enjoyment of life would be instantly gone if you removed the possibility of doing something.
American politician (1834-1928)
It is a pity that instead of the Pilgrim Fathers landing on Plymouth Rock, Plymouth Rock had not landed on the Pilgrim Fathers.
American politician (1834-1928)