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

The United States of America has no intention of finishing second in space. This effort is expensive-but it pays its way for freedom and for America.

I know my Republican friends were glad to see my wife feeding an elephant in India. She gave him sugar and nuts. But of course the elephant wasn't satisfied.

We are tied to the ocean. And when we go back to the sea, whether it is to sail or to watch - we are going back from whence we came.

By calling attention to 'a well regulated militia,' 'the security of the nation,' and the right of each citizen 'to keep and bear arms,' our founding fathers recognized the essentially civilian nature of our economy... The Second Amendment still remains an important declaration of our basic civilian-military relationships in which every citizen must be ready to participate in the defense of his country. For that reason I believe the Second Amendment will always be important.

The Federal Budget can and should be made an instrument of prosperity and stability, not a deterrent to recovery.

Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other.