You can't depend on the man who made the mess to clean it up.

The language of politics is poetry, not prose. Jackson is poetry. Cuomo is poetry. Dukakis is a word processor.

The mark of a true politician is that he is never at a loss for words because he is always half-expecting to be asked to make a speech.

Our peaceful borders and our peaceful history are important symbols, to be sure. What they symbolize, however, is the spirit of respect and restraint which allow us to cooperate, despite our differences, in way which help us both.

I have never been a quitter. To leave office before my term is completed is opposed to every instinct in my body. But as president I must put the interests of America first Therefore, I shall resign the presidency effective at noon tomorrow.

You won't have Nixon to kick around anymore, because, gentlemen, this is my last press conference.

Communism denies God, enslaves men, and destroys justice.