No man could be equipped for the presidency if he has never been tempted by one of the seven cardinal sins.
Never say anything in a national campaign that anyone might remember.
The mortician interviewing the corpses
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's important.
If you're in the penaut business you learn to think small.
The difference between Carter and [Ted] Kennedy: Carter has this vague religion which he believes in strongly, while Kennedy has this strong religion which he believes in vaguely.