A president either is constantly on top of events or, if he hesitates, events will soon be on top of him. I never felt that I could let up for a moment.

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.

Any man who has had the job I've had and didn't have a sense of humor wouldn't still be here.

Doing the right thing is easy. [It is] much more difficult [to...] figure out what [the right thing] is.

I wonder how far Moses would have gone if he'd taken a poll in Egypt? What would Jesus Christ have preached if he'd taken a poll in Israel? Where would the Reformation have gone if Martin Luther had taken a poll?

We must build a new world, a far better world - one in which the eternal dignity of man is respected.

The White House is the finest prison in the world.