Heroes may not be braver than anyone else. They're just braver five minutes longer.

The ongoing migration of persons to the United States in violation of our laws is a serious national problem detrimental to the interests of the United States.

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

Yes, deficits are a problem. I've been saying so for more than a quarter of a century now. But the problem is not the size of the deficit, it's the size of government's claim on our economy.

Thomas Jefferson made a comment about the Presidency and age. He said that one should not worry about one's exact chronological age in reference to his ability to perform one's task. And ever since he told me that, I stopped worrying.

The joke in our family is that we can cry reading the phone book.

Our military strength is a prerequisite to peace, but let it be clear we maintain this strength in the hope it will never be used.