Ronald Reagan

I've often wondered how we'd stand up to an alien invasion. And then I've thought that if there was an alien threat, that would unite us all.

I have left orders to be awakened at any time in case of a national emergency, even if I'm in a cabinet meeting.

Government is like a baby. An alimentary canal with a big appetite at one end and no sense of responsibility at the other.

I am not a great man; I'm a simple man who had a great dream.

The nine most terrifying words in the English language are: 'I'm from the government, and I'm here to help.'

My fellow Americans, I'm pleased to tell you today that I've signed legislation that will outlaw Russia forever. We start bombing in five minutes.

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

We don’t have a trillion-dollar debt because we haven’t taxed enough; we have a trillion-dollar debt because we spend too much.

How do you tell a Communist? Well, it's someone who reads Marx and Lenin. And how do you tell an anti-Communist? It's someone who understands Marx and Lenin.

I have wondered at times what the Ten Commandments would have looked like if Moses had run them through the U.S. Congress.

Status quo, you know, is Latin for 'the mess we're in.'

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

I hope you are all Republicans.

You know, a fellow told me that he was a Republican for 20 years. I asked him, 'What changed your mind?' He said, 'I saw the light.' Then I asked, 'What was the light?' He said, 'The flame of the burning cross.'

I'm not a natural politician. I'm a natural actor.

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

It isn't so much that liberals are ignorant. It's just that they know so many things that aren't so.

I bought a used car once that was in perfect condition. It had only been driven by a little old lady to church on Sundays. The only trouble was, she was a professional race car driver.

Some years ago, the novelist, Ken Follett, wrote a book, 'The Man From St. Petersburg.' In it, he describes a Russian agent who was sent to London to assassinate Winston Churchill. Now, I thought that was a pretty good story, but then I realized, if they really wanted to get Churchill, they would have sent him to Hollywood.

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