The function and responsibility of the President is to set before the American people the unfinished business, the things we must do if we are going to succeed as a nation.

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

I know there is a God - I see the storm coming and I see his hand in it - if he has a place then I am ready - we see the hand.

Politics is like football; if you see daylight, go through the hole.

I am grateful to those Members of Congress who worked so diligently to guide the Equal Pay Act through. It is a first step. It affirms our determination that when women enter the labor force they will find equality in their pay envelopes.

The American Labor Movement has consistently demonstrated its devotion to the public interest. It is, and has been, good for all America.

Fail miserably, achieve greatly!