Winston Churchhill "unlikely contact"

Early in his career, Winston Churchhill left the Conservative Party to join the Liberals and grew a moustache, hoping to look older and more distinguished.
One day, a female constituent ran into Churchill on a London street and disdainfully remarked, "Mr. Churchill, I approve of neither your politics nor your moustache."
"Don't worry, Madam," Churchill replied, you are unlikely to come in contact with either."

Coolidge and the fine arts

One evening a nervous soprano stuggled hopelessly before President Calvin Coolidge at a White House recital.

"What did you think of the singer's execution?" one of the guests asked Coolidge.

"I'm all for it," the chief executive replied.

He was against it...

Calvin Coolidge arrived home from church. When his wife, who had been too ill to attend, inquired about the subject of the minister's sermon.

"Sin," Coolidge said.

"And what did he say about it?"

Mrs. Coolidge inquired.

"He was against it."

A difficult alternative ...

Senator Jim Watson of Indiana bluntly gave his constituents his opinion on an issue. he then added, "Now you have the facts, and you know exactly where I stand on the issue. you can vote for me, or you can go to hell."

When Calvin Coolidge heard this, he remarked, "He gave them a difficult alternative."

pearls before swine....

Writer Dorothy Parker and U.S. Representative Claire Booth Luce bumped into each other entering a restaurant.

"Age before beauty," Luce sniffed, stepping aside.

"And pearls before swine," answered Parker as she walked past.

Even God is not that busy

Suffragist Julia Ward Howe tried to enlist Massachusetts Senator Charles Sumner in the case of a person who needed help. "Julia, I've become so busy I can no longer concern myself with individuals," Sumner said. Howe replied, "Even God hasn't reached that stage yet" (Chris Lamb, 2007).