Never say anything in a national campaign that anyone might remember.

You know when I first thought I might have a chance? When I realized that you could go into any bar in the country and insult Lyndon Johnson and nobody would punch you in the nose.

There is a long-standing tradition in America of scoffing at poets, especially if they show any interest in politics.

In politics one may remain aloof and become irrelevant or get involved and get corrupted.

I can still smell the tear gas in the Hilton Hotel.

The polls show that 10 percent of the public are ready to vote for me even though they don't know I'm running. We hope that figure won't drop when they learn I'm in the race.

The mortician interviewing the corpses