Rarely have so many people been so wrong about so much.

I'm not a lovable man.

Those few days after Kent State were among the darkest of my presidency.

The peace we seek to win is not victory over any other people, but the peace that comes "with healing in its wings;" with compassion for those who have suffered; with understanding for those who have opposed us; with the opportunity for all the peoples of this Earth to choose their own destiny.

Tell them to send everything that can fly.

I really believe life is simple. It's all the other people that make things complicated.

Idealism without pragmatism is impotent. Pragmatism without idealism is meaningless. The key to effective leadership is pragmatic idealism.