If the President does it, it can't be illegal.

The only place you and I disagree is with regard to the bombing. You're so goddamned concerned about the civilians, and I (in contrast) don't give a damn. I don't care.". . . "I'd rather use the nuclear bomb. . . Does that bother you? I just want you to think big.

If we take the route of the permanent handout, the American character will itself be impoverished.

...we must strike a balance so that the protection of our irreplaceable heritage becomes as important as its use. The price of economic growth need not and will not be deterioration in the quality of our lives and our surroundings.

Finishing second in the Olympics gets you silver. Finishing second in politics gets you oblivion.

Baseball is great because anything can happen through the ninth inning.

Failure isn't falling down. Failure is not getting up after you have fallen down.