The American dream does not come to those who fall asleep.

Real assistance is to help people to help themselves. We can't do everything for everybody, but there is room for all who try to make it.

I cannot imagine any other country in the world where the opposition would seek, and the chief executive would allow, the dissemination of his most private and personal conversations with his staff, which, to be honest, do not exactly confer sainthood on anyone concerned.

A government big enough to give you everything you want is a government big enough to take from you everything you have.

Teddy Roosevelt... once said, 'Speak softly and carry a big stick.' Jimmy Carter wants to speak loudly and carry a fly swatter.

It's discouraging how hard it is for a President to slice away large chunks of a $305 billion budget.

Let us put an end to self-inflicted wounds. Let us remember that our national unity is a most priceless asset. Let us deny our adversaries the satisfaction of using Vietnam to pit Americans against Americans.