I played by the rules of politics as I found them.

Defeat doesn't finish a man, quit does. A man is not finished when he's defeated. He's finished when he quits.

Capitalism works better than it sounds, while socialism sounds better than it works.

Nothing is more priceless and more worthy of preservation than the rich array of animal life with which our country has been blessed. It is a many-faceted treasure, of value to scholars, scientists, and nature lovers alike, and it forms a vital part of the heritage we all share as Americans.

Those few days after Kent State were among the darkest of my presidency.

Because of the realities of human nature, perfect peace is achieved in two places only: in the grave and at the typewriter.

What we do with this peace-whether we preserve it and defend it, or whether we lose it and let it slip away-will be the measure of our worthiness of the spirit and sacrifice of the hundreds of thousands who gave their lives in two World Wars, Korea, and in Vietnam.