Presidents often disappoint, but first ladies rarely do.

Kennedy was haunted by the Bay of Pigs invasion but carried the country through the Cuban Missile Crisis. He later increased the number of U.S. military advisers to South Vietnam to more than 16,000.

Once I decide to do something, I can't have people telling me I can't. If there's a roadblock, you jump over it, walk around it, crawl under it.

JFK used to say the bishops and the cardinals were all Republicans, but the nuns were Democrats! I sort of believe that too.

A hero is someone we can admire without apology.

The difference between authorized and unauthorized biographies is the difference between riding in carriage or squatting in steerage.

Studies have been done showing that there really are gender differences, that women do bring more congeniality and compromise to the table.

People forget that unauthorized does not mean untrue and authorized does not mean authentic.

There's still time for redemption if I live long enough, don't you think?

I would love to do an unauthorized biography about Congress. It's like a secret society up there.

Most historians agree that Abraham Lincoln was the most important man to ever occupy the White House because he abolished slavery and kept the states united through a bloody civil war.

My knight, ” I said jokingly before I had a chance to stop myself. Too late I realized. ~Charlie~

I've known no man save you. I can't imagine my life without you aggravating me." Mara"I aggravate you?" Devyl"Deed you do. All the time." Mara

[Running] is a hard, simple calculus: Run until you can’t run anymore. Then run some more. Find a new source of energy and will. Then run even faster.

I believe there's still room for the dream a lot of people in the industry have - to design and build your own cars.

Where mercy is shown, mercy is given.

Strong motivation is the most important factor in getting you to the top

Seize the moment and dont squander it. Cause you never know when it all could be over.

In time of war all countries behave equally badly, because the power of action is handed over to stupid and obstinate men.

[On alcohol:] Total abstinence is an impossibility and ... it will not do to insist on it as a general practice.

Any literature, when it arrives at being good literature, transcends genre.