The job is nothing but a twenty-ring circus-with a whole lot of bad actors.

Fishing is a constant reminder of the democracy of life, of humility, and of human frailty. The forces of nature discriminate for no man.

I returned to the white House after midnight more depressed than ever before. I had long since arranged to attend the World Series in Philadelphia the next day. Although I like baseball, I kept this engagement only because I felt that my presence at a sporting event might be a gesture of reassurance to a country suffering from a severe attack of 'jitters.'

The whole inspiration of our civilization springs from the teachings of Christ and the lessons of the prophets. To read the Bible for these fundamentals is a necessity of American life.

America - a great social and economic experiment, noble in motive and far-reaching in purpose.

There are only two occasions when Americans respect privacy, especially in Presidents. Those are prayer and fishing.

All men are equal before fish.