You've got to learn to survive a defeat. That's when you develop character.

They say it's the responsibility of the media to look at government - especially the President - with a microscope. I don't argue with that, but when they use a proctoscope, it's going too far.

I'm not going to be the first American president to lose a war.

Unpredictability is the greatest asset a leader can have.

I doubt if any of them would even intentionally double-park.

As we work to expand our supplies of energy, we should also recognize that we must balance those efforts with our concern to preserve our environment. In the past, as we have sought new energy sources, we have too often damaged or despoiled our land.

The Italians . . . you can't find one who is honest.