"I hope you are all aware that I am not just a pretty face."

"I have only two regrets: that I was never a Marine, and that I never got to play for the Chicago Cubs."

"The greatest leader is not necessarily the one who does the greatest things. He is the one that gets the people to do the greatest things."

"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's view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it."