"The average American is just like the child in the family."

"I don't give a damn what the polls say. I'm going to do what I think is right."

"I don't think you're going to get any black votes. You're going to get some Jewish votes, but you're not going to get any black votes."

"The Presidency has made every man who occupied it, no matter how small, bigger than he was; and no matter how big, not big enough for its demands."

"I understand the press. They're an enemy. They're trying to get me."