America's leadership is essential. America's resources are vast. America's opportunities are unprecedented.

Ronald Regan doesn't dye his hair - he's just prematurely orange.

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

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.

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.

The three-martini lunch is the epitome of American efficiency.

The tough decisions that a president has to make in the Oval Office are in no way related to the capability of a person to do well on television. On the other hand, the capability of a person to project favorably on television enhances that person's odds of being elected so he can serve in the Oval Office. So you can't ignore the talents, one, to be very effective on television, and on the other hand, to be very effective as an operating president.