Any change or reform you make is going to have consequence you don't like.

Lord, give us the wisdom to utter words that are gentle and tender, for tomorrow we may have to eat them.

If you can find something everyone agrees on, it's wrong.

One puts on black robes to scare the hell out of white people, while the other puts on white robes to scare the hell out of blacks.

If nominated, I shall run to Mexico. If elected, I shall fight extradition.

In terms of wilderness preservation, Alaska is the last frontier. This time, given one great final chance, let us strive to do it right. Not in our generation, nor ever again, will we have a land and wildlife opportunity approaching the scope and importance of this one.

I think politicians sometimes badly underestimate the true feelings that Americans have for the land.