"I have said that I am a Republican, but I have also said that I am an American first."

"The world is moving so fast these days that the man who says it can't be done is generally interrupted by someone doing it."

"Extremes in either direction, whether in politics or in personal conduct, are rarely productive."

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

"I tell you, the people of this country are more concerned with their pocketbooks than they are with any highfalutin' international policy."