All my life Ive known better than to depend on the experts. How could I have been so stupid, to let them go ahead?

We must live our lives in such a way that our children, and their children after them, will form a natural and lasting commitment to the vigorous life. Only in this way can we be assured that the spirit and strength of America will be constantly replenished.

Let us never negotiate out of fear. But let us never fear to negotiate.

No responsibility of government is more fundamental than the responsibility of maintaining the highest standard of ethical behavior for those who conduct the public business.

I'm always rather nervous about how you talk about women who are active in politics, whether they want to be talked about as women or as politicians.

Do you realize the responsibility I carry? I'm the only person standing between Richard Nixon and the White House.

Persons are judged to be great because of the positive qualities they possess, not because of the absence of faults.