In his heart everyone knows that the only people who get rich from the "get rich quick" books are those who write them.

The successful leader does not talk down to people. He lifts them up.

Our idea is to create a situation in which those lands to which we have obligations or in which we have interests, if they are ready to fight a fire, should be able to count on us to furnish the hose and water.

Why would anyone want to be President today? The answer is not one of glory, or fame; today the burdens of the office outweigh its privileges. Its not because the Presidency offers a chance to be somebody, but because it offers a chance to do something.

[Peter] Drucker says that modern government can do only two things well: wage war and inflate the currency. Its the aim of my administration to prove Mr Drucker wrong.

Tonight - to you, the great silent majority of my fellow Americans - I ask for your support.

I don't know anything that builds the will to win better than competitive sports.