When it's all over, it's not who you were ... it's whether you made a difference.

I know there are California oranges and Florida oranges. When I'm in Florida, I like Florida oranges. Today, I think California oranges are the best, of course.

The horizon is out there somewhere and you keep chasing it, looking for it and working for it.

In what might be a motto of those who sought the presidency and lost, Ted Kennedy once said, "Frankly, I don't mind not being President. I just mind that someone else is."

President Ronald Reagan on his 1980 opponent: "I had a dream the other night. I dreamed that Jimmy Carter came to me and asked why I wanted his job. I told him I didn't want his job. I want to be President."

When I was quite young, I put my trust in God--not government; and I never get the two confused.

I think it's OK to talk about your military service, but there's a fine line between, you know, too much and just about right.