Being in politics is like being a football coach. You have to be smart enough to understand the game and dumb enough to think it important.
Source: In The Speaker's Electronic Reference Collection, AApex Software, 1994.
-- Eugene McCarthy, (Mar 29 1916-2005), US politician, teacher; He was the Democratic senator from MN, 1958-70; presidential candidate 1968, 1976; best known for his stands on peace.