Vice president—it has such a nice ring to it.

We are a religious nation because we do not have a state religion, because the government guarantees freedom of religion but has no role in religion, because not only do we tolerate our religious differences, we celebrate them.

Well of course Bush got Kentucky, because it's a Republican city.

If Obama was a white man, he would not be in this position. And if he was a woman, he would not be in this position. He happens to be very lucky to be who he is. And the country is caught up in the concept.

It was not so very long ago that people thought that semiconductors were part-time orchestra leaders and microchips were very small snack foods.

The promise of our country is that the rules are fair. If you work hard and play by the rules, you can earn your share of America's blessings. Those are the beliefs I learned from my parents.

President Reagan's one-liners were terrific.