The Montreal Protocol is a model of cooperation. It is a product of the recognition and international consensus that ozone depletion is a global problem, both in terms of its causes and its effects. The protocol is the result of an extraordinary process of scientific study, negotiations among representatives of the business and environmental communities, and international diplomacy. It is a monumental achievement.

Politics is not a bad profession. If you succeed there are many rewards, if you disgrace yourself you can always write a book.

Were not cutting the budget simply for the sake of sounder financial management. This is only a first step toward returning power to the states and communities, only a first step toward reordering the relationship between citizen and government.

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

We meant to change a nation, and instead, we changed a world.

In Hollywood, as I've often said, if you don't sing or dance, you end up as an after-dinner speaker.

Preservation of our environment is not a liberal or conservative challenge, it's common sense.