Political image is like mixing cement. When it's wet, you can move it around and shape it, but at some point it hardens and there's almost nothing you can do to reshape it.

Do not despair. In every defeat are found the seeds of victory.

Let's tell the truth. Mr. Reagan will raise taxes, and so will I. He won't tell you. I just did.

Do you want to tear your life apart and get rid of everything you've known as a lifestyle? Like seeing your family? Being with your friends? A fishing trip? A hunting trip? A night's sleep?

Modern politics today requires a mastery of television. I've never really warmed up to television and, in fairness to television, it's never warmed up to me.

Whatever his private beliefs and religious practice, a president must be the guardian of the laws which ensure America's religious diversity.

Today, the religion clauses of the First Amendment do not need to be fixed; they need to be followed.