Above all, we must realize that no arsenal, or no weapon in the arsenals of the world, is so formidable as the will and moral courage of free men and women. It is a weapon our adversaries in today's world do not have.
~ Ronald Reagan
Surround yourself with the best people you can find, delegate authority, and don't interfere as long as the policy you've decided upon is being carried out.
I know in my heart that man is good. That what is right will always eventually triumph. And there's purpose and worth to each and every life.
All the waste in a year from a nuclear power plant can be stored under a desk.
Going to college offered me the chance to play football for four more years.
If we ever forget that we are One Nation Under God, then we will be a nation gone under.
Without God, democracy will not and cannot long endure.
Don't be afraid to see what you see.
When you can't make them see the light, make them feel the heat.
You know, if I listened to Michael Dukakis long enough, I would be convinced we're in an economic downturn and people are homeless and going without food and medical attention and that we've got to do something about the unemployed.
Facts are stubborn things.
There are no easy answers, but there are simple answers. We must have the courage to do what we know is morally right.
All great change in America begins at the dinner table.
I call upon the scientific community in our country, those who gave us nuclear weapons, to turn their great talents now to the cause of mankind and world peace: to give us the means of rendering these nuclear weapons impotent and obsolete.
Let us be sure that those who come after will say of us in our time, that in our time we did everything that could be done. We finished the race; we kept them free; we kept the faith.
Before I refuse to take your questions, I have an opening statement.
One picture is worth 1,000 denials.
It has been said that politics is the second oldest profession. I have learned that it bears a striking resemblance to the first.
Inflation is as violent as a mugger, as frightening as an armed robber and as deadly as a hit man.
Politics I supposed to be the second-oldest profession. I have come to realize that it bears a very close resemblance to the first.
Government's first duty is to protect the people, not run their lives.
Government's view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it.
The most terrifying words in the English language are: I'm from the government and I'm here to help.
Man is not free unless government is limited.
The problem is not that people are taxed too little, the problem is that government spends too much.
One way to make sure crime doesn't pay would be to let the government run it.
Government is like a baby. An alimentary canal with a big appetite at one end and no sense of responsibility at the other.
Today, if you invent a better mousetrap, the government comes along with a better mouse.
Protecting the rights of even the least individual among us is basically the only excuse the government has for even existing.
If the federal government had been around when the Creator was putting His hand to this state, Indiana wouldn't be here. It'd still be waiting for an environmental impact statement.
No government ever voluntarily reduces itself in size. Government programs, once launched, never disappear. Actually, a government bureau is the nearest thing to eternal life we'll ever see on this earth!
Government always finds a need for whatever money it gets.
Recession is when a neighbor loses his job. Depression is when you lose yours.
Peace is not absence of conflict, it is the ability to handle conflict by peaceful means.
A people free to choose will always choose peace.
We should measure welfare's success by how many people leave welfare, not by how many are added.
Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same.
While I take inspiration from the past, like most Americans, I live for the future.
