A drastic reduction in the deficit...will take place in the fiscal year '82.

I would have voted against the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

The bill's a textbook example of special interest pork barrel politics at work, and I have no choice but to veto it.

There is a flickering spark in us all which, if struck at just the right age...can light the rest of our lives, elevating our ideals, deepening our tolerance, and sharpening our appetite for knowledge about the rest of the world. Educational and cultural exchanges...provide a perfect opportunity for this precious spark to grow, making us more sensitive and wiser international citizens through our careers.

Freedom is the right to question and change the established way of doing things.

The fact is, we'll never build a lasting economic recovery by going deeper into debt at a faster rate than we ever have before.

I usually never walk by a microphone.