Goldwater's approach to any political problem invariably derived from the evidence of his own eyes.

Almost alone among successful politicians, he took slights personally.

A candidate with no experience they would package as a citizen politician, a lifetime hack as an elder statesman.

Violent crimes had increased from 120 per 100, 000 in 1962 180 per 100, 000 by 1964.

For the first time on Planet Earth (in 1964 America), a nation was made up of more college students than farmers. An unheard-of 42% of high school graduates sought higher education.

Rebelling against the status quo was one of the definitions of conservatism.

(President) Lyndon Johnson still snapped between exultation and insecurity.

Goldwater had never even considered a non-Arizonan. Like a man on his deathbed, he wanted to be surrounded only by friends.

A confused and weak man hides his weakness and uncertainty with fiery speeches.

Goldwater hardly ever mentioned a statistic. He hardly ever used it EXAMPLE. He presumed you already knew what he meant. Reagan SHOWED you.

Ronald Reagan was just as angry. But he made you want to stand right alongside him and shake your fist at the same things he was shaking his fist at.

Pattern Thinking is a type of problem-solving thinking.

All we can do is be better prepared today than yesterday and better prepared tomorrow than today.

A lie can make it half way around the world before the truth has time to put its boots on.

Most fear stems from sin; to limit one's sins, one must assuredly limit one's fear, thereby bringing more peace to one's spirit.

Mind is a light which the Gods mock us with, To lead those false who trust it.

It’s all about loving what you got and rocking it.

He who analyses blitz is stupid.

I looked over and Jim Morrison was dancing the jitterbug with my grandmother on the coffee table.

I expect that in 40 years' time I'll be writing political tomes and working for an organisation like Oxfam.

It is the greatest of crimes to depress true art and science.