I've never thought my speeches were too long; I've rather enjoyed them.

You cannot tell a poor boy from a small country town on the plains of South Dakota who has had the opportunity to be a teacher, a mayor, a senator, and a vice president, that America is not a nation of promise.

The moral test of a society is how that society treats those who are in the dawn of life: the children; ... the elderly.

It is better to gain a foot than to stand still, even when you seek to gain a mile.

My philosophy has always been that benefits should percolate up rather than trickle down.

The President is the peoples lobbyist.

This, then, is the test we must set for ourselves; not to march alone but to march in such a way that others will wish to join us.