I'm not a lovable man.

Unpredictability is the greatest asset a leader can have.

My strong point, if I have a strong point, is performance. I always do more than I say. I always produce more than I promise.

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

Neil and Buzz, I am talking to you by telephone from the Oval Office at the White House, and this certainly has to be the most historic telephone call ever made. . . . Because of what you have done, the heavens have become a part of man's world. As you talk to us from the Sea of Tranquility, it inspires us to redouble our efforts to bring peace and tranquility to Earth.

Never has so much military and economic and diplomatic power been used so ineffectively, and if after all of this time, and all of this sacrifice, and all of this support, there is still no end in sight, then I say the time has come for the American people to turn to new leadership not tied to the mistakes and policies of the past.

Sure there are dishonest men in local government. But there are dishonest men in national government too.