The color of communism was not red but gray.

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

The one thing sure about politics is that what goes up comes down and what goes down often comes up.

Remember, always give your best. Never get discouraged. Never be petty. Always remember, others may hate you. But those who hate you don't win unless you hate them. And then you destroy yourself.

With all the power that a president has, the most important thing to bear in mind is this: You must not give power to a man unless, above everything else, he has character. Character is the most important qualification the president of the United States can have.

Neil and Buzz, I am talking to you by telephone from the Oval Office at the White House, and this certainly has to be the most historic telephone call ever made. . . . Because of what you have done, the heavens have become a part of man's world. As you talk to us from the Sea of Tranquility, it inspires us to redouble our efforts to bring peace and tranquility to Earth.

The Chinese use two brush strokes to write the word "crisis." One brush stroke stands for danger; the other for opportunity.