My strong point is not rhetoric , it isn't showmanship, it isn't big promises - those things that create the glamour and the excitement that people call charisma and warmth.

There are times when an abortion is necessary. I know that. When you have a black and a white.

Never forget, the press is the enemy. The establishment is the enemy. The professors are the enemy. Professors are the enemy. Write that on a blackboard 100 times and never forget it.

When the President does it, that means that it's not illegal.

Only if you have been in the deepest valley, can you ever know how magnificent it is to be on the highest mountain.

People have got to know whether or not their president is a crook. Well, I'm not a crook. I earned everything I've got.

We cannot learn from one another until we stop shouting at one another - until we speak quietly enough so that our words can be heard as well as our voices.

I don't think a woman should be in any government job whatever. I mean, I really don't. The reason why I do is mainly because they are erratic and emotional.

I know you heard what you thought I said, but what I said isn't what I meant.

I was not lying. I said things that later on seemed to be untrue.

I gave 'em a sword. And they stuck it in, and they twisted it with relish. And I guess if I had been in their position, I'd have done the same thing.

Well I guess I like variety pretty much, but I do enjoy this work very much. Particularly with Buddy on the gig, we get a chance to knock each other out It'just wonderful.

I discovered that my imagination came alive when I moved away from the immediate world around me.

The military destabilised my government on politically motivated charges.

We become extraordinary when we realize how extraordinary our existence is.

If you're good enough, you're old enough.

My three best friends get me through everything: I need cute jeans, my kids are driving me crazy, I'm throwing a party, whatever. They keep me dialed in.

An optimist is merely an ex-pessimist with his pockets full of money, his digestion in good condition, and his wife in the country.

I think a moment of critical energy has suddenly emerged. But moments like this come and go unless we seize them at their height.

I couldn't touch my toes with straight legs, but I could break 4 minutes for the mile.

[Question: Do you feel that scientists correct themselves as often as they should?] More often than politicians, but not as often as they should.