We, this nation of ours, could be the richest nation in the world. We could be the freest nation in the world - but only if the arts are alive and flourishing can we experience the true meaning of our freedom, and know the full glory of the human spirit.

Only if you have been in the deepest valley, can you ever know how magnificent it is to be on the highest mountain.

When I retire I'm going to spend my evenings by the fireplace going through those boxes. There are things in there that ought to be burned.

Never forget, the press is the enemy. The establishment is the enemy. The professors are the enemy. Professors are the enemy. Write that on a blackboard 100 times and never forget it.

Rarely have so many people been so wrong about so much.

You don't know how to lie. If you can't lie, you'll never go anywhere.

Honesty may not be the best policy, but it is worth trying once in a while.