Men often mistake notoriety for fame, and would rather be remarked for their vices and follies than not be noticed at all!

When you can't do any housecleaning because everything that goes on is a damned secret, then we're on our way to something the Founding Fathers didn't have in mind. Secrecy and a free, democratic government don't mix.

If I want to be great, I have to win the victory over myself...self-d iscipline.

Some of the presidents were great and some of them weren't. I can say that, because I wasn't one of the great presidents, but I had a good time trying to be one, I can tell you that.

I have no desire to crow over anybody or to see anybody eating crow, figuratively or otherwise. We should all get together and make a country in which everybody can eat turkey whenever he pleases.

We are trying to prevent a third world war.

If I'd known how much packing I'd have to do, I'd have run again.