I am acutely aware that you have not elected me as your President by your ballots, so I ask you to confirm me with your prayers.

I know I will go to hell, because I pardoned Richard Nixon.

I do believe, with all my heart and mind and spirit, that I, not as President but as a humble servant of God, will receive justice without mercy if I fail to show mercy.

I think that sports, particularly football, gave me an opportunity to be out front, to be a leader, which helped me later on, when I got into politics.

I would hope that understanding and reconciliation are not limited to the 19th hole alone.

Let America symbolize humanity's struggle to conquer nature and master technology. The time has now come for our Government to facilitate the individual's control over his or her future - and of the future of America.

One of the enduring truths of the nation's capital is that bureaucrats survive.