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

Every dollar the federal government does not take from us, every decision it does not make for us, will make our economy stronger, our lives more abundant, our future more free.

Freedom is a fragile thing and is never more than one generation away from extinction. It is not ours by inheritance; it must be fought for and defended constantly by each generation, for it comes only once to a people. Those who have known freedom, and then lost it, have never known it again.

If more government is the answer, then it was a really stupid question.

The crew of the space shuttle Challenger honored us by the manner in which they lived their lives.

I was raised to believe that God has a plan for everyone and that seemingly random twists of fate are all a part of His plan.

I couldn't help but say to [Mr. Gorbachev], just think how easy his task and mine might be in these meetings that we held if suddenly there was a threat to this world from another planet. [We'd] find out once and for all that we really are all human beings here on this earth together.