If history teaches anything, it teaches self-delusion in the face of unpleasant facts is folly.
Ronald ReaganLife involves effort and growth. You won't grow by watching a situation comedy, though you can grow by reading a book. I hope we aren't becoming a nation of watchers, because what made us great is that we've always been a nation of doers.
Ronald ReaganDie-hard conservatives thought that if I couldn't get everything I asked for, I should jump off the cliff with the flag flying-go down in flames. No, if I can get 70 or 80 percent of what it is I'm trying to get ... I'll take that and then continue to try to get the rest in the future.
Ronald ReaganNo mother would ever willingly sacrifice her sons for territorial gain, for economic advantage, for ideology.
Ronald Reagan