The true idealist pursues what his heart says is right in a way that his head says will work.

In our own lives, let each of us ask — not just what will government do for me, but what can I do for myself? In the challenges we face together, let each of us ask —not just how can government help, but how can I help?

The presidency has many problems, but boredom is the least of them.

The more you stay in this kind of job, the more you realize that a public figure, a major public figure, is a lonely man.

The only time in the history of the world that we have had any extended periods of peace is when there has been a balance of power. It is when one nation becomes infinitely more powerful in relation to its potential competitors that the danger of war arises.

If I had feelings, I probably wouldn’t have even survived.

It I talked about Watergate, I was described as struggling to free myself from the morass. If I did not talk about Watergate, I was accused of being out of touch with reality.