Archie Bunker

"I've seen a lot of things in my time, and most of 'em ain't good."

"You can't make everybody happy, so don't even try."

"A good day's work deserves a good night's rest."

"I say what's on my mind, and that's the end of it."

"Life's too short to worry about what other people think."

"A real man don't cry - he just drinks another beer."

"You gotta be tough to make it in this world."

"Marriage is a 50-50 proposition - she gets 50, and I get 50."

"I don't trust nobody who don't look you in the eye."

"The government's got too much power, and that ain't right."

"A man's gotta do what's right, regardless of the consequences."

"I never had much, but I always had my dignity."

"You can't reason with people who don't use common sense."

"A good argument is better than a good laugh any day."

"I'm not gonna change my mind just 'cause you don't like it."

"The problem with the world is everybody wants somethin' for nothin'."

"A man's home is his castle, and he should be treated like a king."

"I've been around long enough to know that nothin's ever what it seems."

"You gotta keep your eyes open and your mouth shut if you wanna get ahead."

"A good woman is hard to find, and a bad one is easy to spot."

"I don't believe in all this women's lib nonsense."

"The only constant in life is change, and I don't like it."

"A man's gotta stand up for what he believes in, come hell or high water."

"I've earned everything I got, and nobody gave me nothin'."

"You can't trust the young people - they got no values."

"A good day is one where nobody bothers you."

"I say what I think, and I think what I say."

"The world's full of phonies, and I can spot 'em a mile away."

"A man's gotta know his limitations and accept 'em."

"I don't got much education, but I got street smarts."