We meant to change a nation, and instead, we changed a world.

Today we did what we had to do. They counted on America to be passive. They counted wrong.

Environmental extremists ... wouldn't let you build a house unless it looked like a bird's nest.

I have decided that whatever time I may have left is left for Him.

It should be clear to everyone that the nation's steadfast policy should afford every American of working age a realistic opportunity to acquire the ownership and control of some meaningful form of property in a growing national economy.

It's true hard work never killed anybody, but I figure, why take the chance?

You hear a lot of jokes every once in a while about 'Silent Cal Coolidge.' The joke is on the people who make the jokes. Look at his record. He cut the taxes four times. We had probably the greatest growth and prosperity that we've ever known. I have taken heed of that because if he did that by doing nothing, maybe that's the answer.