"Without God, democracy will not and cannot long endure."

"Nothing in life is so exhilarating as to be shot at without result."

"If we ever forget that we are One Nation Under God, then we will be a nation gone under."

"We do not deny any nation's legitimate interest in security. But protecting the security of one nation by robbing another of its national independence and national traditions is not legitimate. In the long run, it is not even secure."

"Entrepreneurs and their small enterprises are responsible for almost all the economic growth in the United States."

"All the waste in a year from a nuclear power plant can be stored under a desk."

"The best minds are not in government. If any were, business would steal them away."

"They say hard work never hurt anybody but I figure why take the chance."

"One way to make sure crime doesn't pay would be to let the government run it."

"Within the covers of the Bible are the answers for all the problems men face."

"Life is one grand sweet song so start the music."

"If we lose freedom here, there is no place to escape to. This is the last stand on earth."

"We welcome change and openness; for we believe that freedom and security go together, that the advance of human liberty can only strengthen the cause of world peace."

"Government does not solve problems; it subsidizes them."

"All great change in America begins at the dinner table."

"Getting shot hurts. Still my fear was growing because no matter how hard I tried to breath it seemed I was getting less & less air. I focused on that tiled ceiling and prayed. But I realized I couldn't ask for Gods help while at the same time I felt hatred for the mixed up young man who had shot me. Isn't that the meaning of the lost sheep? We are all Gods children & therefore equally beloved by him. I began to pray for his soul and that he would find his way back to the fold."

"Freedom prospers when religion is vibrant and the rule of law under God is acknowledged."

"There are no great limits to growth because there are no limits of human intelligence, imagination, and wonder."

"I've never been able to understand why a Republican contributor is a 'fat cat' and a Democratic contributor of the same amount of money is a 'public-spirited philanthropist'."

"Welfare's purpose should be to eliminate, as far as possible, the need for its own existence."

"They say the world has become too complex for simple answers. They are wrong."

"I know in my heart that man is good. That what is right will always eventually triumph. And there's purpose and worth to each and every life."

"A people free to choose will always choose peace."

"I was not a great communicator, but I communicated great things."

"Don't be afraid to see what you see."

"If the federal government had been around when the Creator was putting His hand to this state, Indiana wouldn't be here. It'd still be waiting for an environmental impact statement."

"What we have found in this country, and maybe we're more aware of it now, is one problem that we've had, even in the best of times, and that is the people who are sleeping on the grates, the homeless, you might say, by choice."

"Government always finds a need for whatever money it gets."

"I favor the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and it must be enforced at gunpoint if necessary."

"Politics is not a bad profession. If you succeed there are many rewards, if you disgrace yourself you can always write a book."

"Trust, but verify."

"Trees, how many of 'em do we need to look at?"

"To paraphrase Winston Churchill, I did not take the oath I have just taken with the intention of presiding over the dissolution of the world's strongest economy."

"Going to college offered me the chance to play football for four more years."

"Man is not free unless government is limited."

"We must reject the idea that every time a law's broken, society is guilty rather than the lawbreaker. It is time to restore the American precept that each individual is accountable for his actions."

"I call upon the scientific community in our country, those who gave us nuclear weapons, to turn their great talents now to the cause of mankind and world peace: to give us the means of rendering these nuclear weapons impotent and obsolete."

"Politics is supposed to be the second oldest profession. I have come to realize that it bears a very close resemblance to the first."

"Money can't buy happiness but it will certainly get you a better class of memories."

"We can not play innocents abroad in a world that is not innocent."

"I've heard that hard work never killed anyone, but I say why take the chance?"

"Christmas can be celebrated in the school room with pine trees, tinsel and reindeers, but there must be no mention of the man whose birthday is being celebrated. One wonders how a teacher would answer if a student asked why it was called Christmas."

"Politics is just like show business. You have a hell of an opening, coast for a while, and then have a hell of a close."

"There are no easy answers' but there are simple answers. We must have the courage to do what we know is morally right."

"No matter what time it is, wake me, even if it's in the middle of a Cabinet meeting."

"While I take inspiration from the past, like most Americans, I live for the future."

"We will always remember. We will always be proud. We will always be prepared, so we will always be free."

"You can tell a lot about a fellow's character by his way of eating jellybeans."

"It has been said that politics is the second oldest profession. I have learned that it bears a striking resemblance to the first."

"History teaches that war begins when governments believe the price of aggression is cheap."