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

If you are sure you understand everything that is going on, you are hopelessly confused.

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

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?

There will be no veterans of World War III.

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

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.