In our system, at about 11:30 on election night, they just push you off the edge of the cliff-and that's it. You might scream on the way down, but you're going to hit the bottom, and you're not going to be in elective office.

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

By instinct and tradition, I don't like the thing. I like to look someone in the eye.

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

It could well be the end of justice in America. Do not let Mr. Reagan get his hands on that court.

I've seen the film. And I'll tell you this, I'm glad Chuck Yeager isn't running for President.

[Running for President is] physically, emotionally, mentally and spiritually the most demanding single undertaking I can envisage unless it's World War III