He was one of the few political leaders I have ever met whose public speeches revealed more than his private conversations. [On Ronald Reagan]

A government big enough to give you everything you want is a government big enough to take from you everything you have.

Never be satisfied with less than your very best effort. If you strive for the top and miss, you'll still 'beat the pack.'

An impeachable offense is whatever a majority of the House of Representatives considers it to be at a given moment in history.

There is an old saying, The harder you try the luckier you get. I kind of like that definition of luck.

I hope never to see the day that I cannot admit having made a mistake.

Nothing in life is more important than the ability to communicate effectively.

The spirit of seeking understanding through personal contact with people of other nations and other cultures deserves the respect and support of all.

Teddy Roosevelt... once said, 'Speak softly and carry a big stick.' Jimmy Carter wants to speak loudly and carry a fly swatter.

I believe that truth is the glue that holds government together, not only our government, but civilization itself.

There is no undertaking more challenging, no responsibility more awesome, than that of being a mother.

You must make time daily to care for your mental, physical, spiritual and emotional health.

The more people that meet each other, the better it is for all of them. ("The Gift Of God").

The simplest questions are the hardest to answer.

Any healthy man can go without food for two days - but not without poetry.

Any city may have one period of magnificence, like Boston or New Orleans or San Francisco, but it takes a real one to keep renewing itself until the past is perennially forgotten.

But we reject the belief that America must choose between caring for the generation that built this country and investing in the generation that will build its future.

With the increasing price levels, the farmers are benefiting. Dal, atta, vegetables have all become expensive. I am happy with this price rise. The more the prices rise the better it is for farmers

The history of science is science itself; the history of the individual, the individual.

I'm interested in youth culture and popular culture.

I accept any challenge, so challenge me