A pessimist is one who makes difficulties of his opportunities and an optimist is one who makes opportunities of his difficulties.

The White House is the finest prison in the world.

A bureaucrat is a Democrat who holds some office that a Republican wants.

A leader in the Democratic Party is a boss, in the Republican Party he is a leader.

It is understanding that gives us an ability to have peace. When we understand the other fellow's viewpoint, and he understands ours, then we can sit down and work out our differences.

The best way to give advice to your children is to find out what they want and then advise them to do it.

The atom bomb was no "great decision." It was merely another powerful weapon in the arsenal of righteousness.

Study men, not historians.

Richard Nixon is a no good, lying bastard. He can lie out of both sides of his mouth at the same time, and if he ever caught himself telling the truth, he'd lie just to keep his hand in.

Nixon is one of the few in the history of this country to run for high office talking out of both sides of his mouth at the same time and lying out of both sides.

My father was not a failure. After all, he was the father of a president of the United States.

My choice early in life was either to be a piano-player in a whorehouse or a politician. And to tell the truth, there's hardly any difference.

Most of the problems a President has to face have their roots in the past.

Men make history and not the other way around. In periods where there is no leadership, society stands still. Progress occurs when courageous, skillful leaders seize the opportunity to change things for the better.

It's plain hokum. If you can't convince 'em, confuse 'em. It's an old political trick. But this time it won't work.