I reject the cynical view that politics is a dirty business.

The Italians . . . you can't find one who is honest.

I always remember that whatever I have done in the past or may do in the future, Duke University is responsible in one way or another.

If I were to make public these tapes, containing blunt and candid remarks on many different subjects, the confidentiality of the office of the president would always be suspect.

The Congress, the Administration and the public all share a profound commitment to the rescue of our natural environment, and the preservation of the Earth as a place both habitable by and hospitable to man.

I'd like to see people, instead of spending so much time on the ethical problem, get after the problems that really affect the people of this country

I don't know a lot about politics, but I know a lot about baseball.