In reading the lives of great men, I found that the first victory they won was over themselves...self-discipline with all of them came first

Whenever a fellow tells me he is bipartisan, I know he's going to vote against me

A leader in the Democratic Party is a boss, in the Republican Party he is a leader

A politician is a man who understands government. A statesman is a politician who's been dead for 15 years

My choice early in life was either to be a piano-player in a whorehouse or a politician. And to tell the truth, there's hardly any difference

A President needs political understanding to run the government, but he may be elected without it

My father was not a failure. After all, he was the father of a president of the United States

All the president is, is a glorified public relations man who spends his time flattering, kissing, and kicking people to get them to do what they are supposed to do anyway

A pessimist is one who makes difficulties of his opportunities and an optimist is one who makes opportunities of his difficulties

I would rather have peace in the world than be president