Nothing matters more to the future of this Nation than insuring that our young men and women learn to believe in themselves and believe in their dreams, and that they develop this capacitythat you develop this capacity, so that you keep it all of your lives. I believe one of Americas most priceless assets is the idealism which motivates the young people of America. My generation has invested all that it has, not only its love but its hope and faith, in yours.

Defeat doesn't finish a man, quit does.

In a flat choice between smoke and jobs, we're for jobs... But just keep me out of trouble on environmental issues.

Nobody is a friend of ours. Let's face it.

Well, I'm not a crook.

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

Sure there are dishonest men in local government. But there are dishonest men in national government too.