If I were to give advice to young people, high-achieving young people for example, I’d have to say, don’t neglect your family. Politics is important, sitting at the head table is glamorous. Traveling around the world, trying to do something for world peace was wonderful. But family and friends and faith are what really matter in life. And I know that. I see it so clearly now.

It's too much show business and too much prompting, too much artificiality, and not really debates. They're rehearsed appearances.

The Cold War began with the division of Europe. It can only end when Europe is whole.

I'm President of the United States, and I'm not going to eat any more broccoli!

Every loss of life is terrible.

People must be free to work, to save, to own their own home, to take risks, to invest in each other and, in essence, to control their own lives.

We know what works. Freedom Works. We know what's right. Freedom is right.