I want to talk about political and economic fairy tales |
I want you to know that also I will not make age an issue of this campaign. I am not going to exploit, for political purposes, my opponent's youth and inexperience. [Laughter and applause] If I still have time, I might add that it was Seneca or it was Cicero, I don't know which, that said, "If it was not for the elders correcting the mistakes of the young, there would be no state.'' |
I want you to know that also I will not make age an issue of this campaign. I am not going to exploit, for political purposes, my opponent's youth and inexperience. [Laughter and applause] If I still have time, I might add that it was Seneca or it was Cicero, I don't know which, that said, "If it was not for the elders correcting the mistakes of the young, there would be no state.'' |
I was raised to believe that God has a plan for everyone and that seemingly random twists of fate are all a part of His plan. |
I wasn't a great communicator, but I communicated great things, and they didn't spring full-bloom from my brow -- they came from the heart of a great nation. |
I will leave with the greatest love for this country of ours and eternal optimism for its future. |
I will stand on, and continue to use, the figures I have used, because I believe they are correct. Now, I'm not going to deny that you don't now and then slip up on something; no one bats a thousand. |
I would have voted against the Civil Rights Act of 1964 |
I'm not smart enough to lie |
I've always believed that a lot of the trouble in the world would disappear if we were talking to each other instead of about each other. (April 11, 1984) |
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'. |
I've often said there's nothing better for the inside of a man than the outside of a horse. |
I've often wondered how some people in positions of this kind . . . manage without having had any acting experience. |
I've often wondered, what if all of us in the world discovered that we were threatened by a greater power from outer space from another planet -- wouldn't we all of a sudden find that we didn't have any differences between us at all? |
If adults want to take such chances (with marijuana) that is their business |