We will establish a new system that makes high-quality health care available to every American in a dignified manner and at a price he can afford.

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?

Those who hate you don't win unless you hate them back.

To the ordinary guy, all this is a bunch of gobbledygook. But out of the gobbledygook comes a very clear thing: you can't trust the government, you can't believe what they say, and you can't rely on their judgment.

I would rather be a one-term President and do what I believe is right than to be a two-term President at the cost of seeing America become a second-race power and to see this Nation accept the first defeat in its proud 190-year history.

I was under medication when I made the decision to burn the tapes.

They say, "Gee, you look great." That means they thought you looked like hell before.