You know, if I listened to Michael Dukakis long enough, I would be convinced we're in an economic downturn and people are homeless and going without food and medical attention and that we've got to do something about the unemployed.

The economic welfare of all our people must ultimately stem not from government programs, but from the wealth created by a vigorous private sector.

Government can and must provide opportunity, not smother it; foster productivity; not stifle it.

The size of the federal budget is not an appropriate barometer of social conscience or charitable concern.

To this day, America is still the abiding alternative to tyranny. This is our purpose in the world, nothing more and nothing less.

America's economic strength depends on industry's ability to improve productivity and quality and to remain on the cutting edge of technology, and that's why the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award is so important.

Politics is just like show business. You have a hell of an opening, coast for a while, and then have a hell of a close.