Famous quotes containing the words white house, white, house and/or chief:
“On the whole, yes, I would rather be the Chief Justice of the United States, and a quieter life than that which becomes at the White House is more in keeping with the temperament, but when taken into consideration that I go into history as President, and my children and my childrens children are the better placed on account of that fact, I am inclined to think that to be President well compensates one for all the trials and criticisms he has to bear and undergo.”
—William Howard Taft (18571930)
“Im a prodigal son. The black sheep of a white flock. I shall die on the gallows.”
—William A. Drake (19001965)
“I know [my label], in any case: a double face, a charming Janus, and underneath, the house motto: Be wary. On my business cards: Jean-Baptiste Clamence, actor.”
—Albert Camus (19131960)
“Storytelling and copulation are the two chief forms of amusement in the South. Theyre inexpensive and easy to procure.”
—Robert Penn Warren (b. 1905)