Ronald Reagan

"Facts are stubborn things."

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

"Above all, we must realize that no arsenal, or no weapon in the arsenals of the world, is so formidable as the will and moral courage of free men and women. It is a weapon our adversaries in today's world do not have."

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

"For the sake of peace and justice, let us move toward a world in which all people are at last free to determine their own destiny."

"I noticed words crudely spray-painted upon the wall, perhaps by a young Berliner: 'This wall will fall. Beliefs become reality.' Yes, across Europe, this wall will fall. For it cannot withstand faith; it cannot withstand truth. The wall cannot withstand freedom."

"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'."

"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."

"If we love our country, we should also love our countrymen."

"Inflation is as violent as a mugger, as frightening as an armed robber and as deadly as a hit man."

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

"It's silly talking about how many years we will have to spend in the jungles of Vietnam when we could pave the whole country and put parking stripes on it and still be home by Christmas."

"It's true hard work never killed anybody, but I figure, why take the chance?"

"Let us be shy no longer. Let us go to our strength. Let us offer hope. Let us tell the world that a new age is not only possible but probable."

"Let us be sure that those who come after will say of us in our time, that in our time we did everything that could be done. We finished the race; we kept them free; we kept the faith."

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

"My philosophy of life is that if we make up our mind what we are going to make of our lives, then work hard toward that goal, we never lose - somehow we win out."

"Peace is not absence of conflict, it is the ability to handle conflict by peaceful means."

"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."

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

"Recession is when a neighbor loses his job. Depression is when you lose yours."

"Surround yourself with the best people you can find, delegate authority, and don't interfere as long as the policy you've decided upon is being carried out."

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

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

"Trust, but verify."

"We are never defeated unless we give up on God."

"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."

"We should measure welfare's success by how many people leave welfare, not by how many are added."

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

"Yes, across Europe, this wall will fall. For it cannot withstand faith; it cannot withstand truth. The wall cannot withstand freedom."