I believe in a sound, strong environmental policy that protects the health of our people and a wise stewardship of our nation's natural resources.

My mother told me that everything in life happened for a purpose. She said all things were part of God's plan, even the most disheartening setbacks, and in the end, everything worked out for the best.

During my first press conference as president, in answer to a direct question, I pointed out that, as good Marxist-Leninists, the Soviet leaders have openly and publicly declared that the only morality they recognize is that which will further their cause, which is world revolution.

We must reject the idea that every time a law's broken, society is guilty rather than the lawbreaker. It is time to restore the American precept that each individual is accountable for his actions.

I can't help but believe that in the future we will see in the United States and throughout the Western world an increasing trend toward the next logical step, employee ownership. It is a path that befits a free people.

A friend of mine was asked to a costume ball a short time ago. He slapped some egg on his face and went as a liberal economist.

The arts and humanities teach us who we are and what we can be. They lie at the very core of the culture of which we're a part.