Well, I'm not a crook.

Idealism without pragmatism is impotent. Pragmatism without idealism is meaningless. The key to effective leadership is pragmatic idealism.

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.

I would not like to be a political leader in Russia. They never know when they're being taped.

The presidency has many problems, but boredom is the least of them.

My concern today is not with the length of a person's hair but with his conduct.

The average American is just like the child in the family.