You and I are told we must choose between a left or right, but I suggest there is no such thing as a left or right. There is only an up or down. Up to man's age-old dream -- the maximum of individual freedom consistent with order --or down to the ant heap of totalitarianism. Regardless of their sincerity, their humanitarian motives, those who would sacrifice freedom for security have embarked on this downward path.

We don't celebrate dependence day on the Fourth of July. We celebrate Independence Day.

George Burns . . . the only man I know who does fool Mother Nature.

I do not feel betrayed. ... He has a fine record. He is a national hero. (On Oliver L North's work)

The White House is the leakiest place I've ever been in. (On special measures to ensure secrecy of plans to bomb Libya)

The government is currently experiencing withdrawal symptoms, and we musn't feed the habit by injecting more tax dollars into it.

Middle age is when you're faced with two temptations and you choose the one that will get you home by nine o'clock.