"An optimist is a person who sees a green light everywhere, while a pessimist sees only the red stoplight... The truly wise person is colorblind."

"I have met the enemy, and he is us."

"The United States never lost a soldier or a foot of ground in my administration. We kept the peace. People asked how it happened—by God, it didn't just happen, I'll tell you that."

"When you are in any contest, you should work as if there were--to the very last minute--a chance to lose it."

"The path to peace is a long and arduous one, but it is the only path worth taking."