If we do not abolish war on this earth, then surely one day war will abolish us from the earth.

Tact is the ability to step on a man's toes without messing up the shine on his shoes.

Being President is a little bit like riding a tiger. You have to keep riding, or else you will be swallowed up by it!

In most of my campaigns, I find it is best not to mention my opponent by name because, by doing so, it just gives him a chance to get into the headlines.

They said we were soft, that we would not fight, that we could not win. We are not a warlike nation. We do not go to war for gain or for territory; we go to war for principles, and we produce young men like these. I think I told every one of them that I would rather have that medal, the Congressional Medal of Honor, than to be President of the United States.

Three things ruin a man: power, money, and women. I never wanted power. I never had any money, and the only woman in my life is up at the house right now.

The best way to give advice to your children is to find out what they want and then advise them to do it.