"Ageing's alright, better than the alternative, which is not being here."

"America is never wholly herself unless she is engaged in high moral principle. We as a people have such a purpose today. It is to make kinder the face of the nation and gentler the face of the world."

"I have opinions of my own, strong opinions, but I don't always agree with them."

"Old guys can still do fun things."

"I'll be glad to reply to or dodge your questions, depending on what I think will help our election most."

"One of the good things about the way the Gulf War ended in 1991 is, you'd see the Vietnam veterans marching with the Gulf War veterans."

"Our God is a forgiving God."

"It's much worse to read criticism about your son than yourself."

"I'm a conservative, but I'm not a nut about it."

"The U.S.S. George H. W. Bush is a great thing in my life. It's amazing. A great honor."

"I'm going to be so much better a president for having been at the CIA that you're not going to believe it."

"I do not like broccoli. And I haven't liked it since I was a little kid and my mother made me eat it. And I'm President of the United States and I'm not going to eat any more broccoli."

"I like a colorful sock. I'm a sock man."

"Read my lips: no new taxes."

"We don't want an America that is closed to the world. What we want is a world that is open to America."

"We are a nation of communities... a brilliant diversity spread like stars, like a thousand points of light in a broad and peaceful sky."

"A new breeze is blowing, and a world refreshed by freedom seems reborn; for in man's heart, if not in fact, the day of the dictator is over. The totalitarian era is passing, its old ideas blown away like leaves from an ancient, lifeless tree."

"Lincoln said you cannot be President without spending some item on your knees. I have repeated that and a bunch of Atheists got all over me. Wait a minute. Does that mean that you cannot be President if you are an Atheist? I say yea that does mean that."

"I'm not trying to get myself up a notch on the ladder by shoving somebody else down on the ladder, whether it's a candidate or the president of the United States or anybody else. I just don't believe that's the way one oughta campaign, I've never done that."

"The day will come - and it is not far off - when the legacy of Lincoln will finally be fulfilled at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, when a black man or woman will sit in the Oval Office. When that day comes, the most remarkable thing about it will be how naturally it occurs."

"He's a great guy. He's very interesting, incredibly entertaining,"

"Without an open-minded mind, you can never be a great success."

"I'm not a sponge exactly, but I find that something I look at is a great opportunity for ideas."

"Without a sense of teamwork I think it's really hard to build a great business."

"to seek out new challenges."

"Many of my executives have worked with me since the beginning. I can be fair and decisive and encouraging as well as demanding."

"It's totally out of desire and totally out of belief that - not that I am essential, but that I am still a vibrant, wise human being with great dreams for the future, great hopes for the future, a great team to work with and a really great company to be involved with, ... I mean, this is my life."

"I had hoped for, at the most, some confinement, community service, ... And instead I have five months of incarceration, and five months of house arrest that's monitored. ... But it could have been worse. ... Five months versus 10 months or 16 months ... That's a good thing."

"Dear Friends: I am obviously distressed by the jury's verdict but I take comfort in knowing that I have done nothing wrong and that I have the enduring support of my family and friends."

"It feels great to be home -- do you guys want any coffee or donuts -- I haven't had breakfast yet,"

"Love is an emotion experienced by the many and enjoyed by the few."

"A man reserves his true and deepest love not for the species of woman in whose company he finds himself electrified and enkindled, but for that one in whose company he may feel tenderly drowsy."

"Love demands infinitely less than friendship."

"Bad officials are the ones elected by good citizens who do not vote."

"A man may be said to love most truly that woman in whose company he can feel drowsy in comfort."

"What passes for woman’s intuition is often nothing more than man’s transparency."

"A ham is simply any actor who has not been successful in repressing his natural instincts."

"It is also said of me that I now and then contradict myself. Yes, I improve wonderfully as time goes on."

"The path of sound credence is through the thick forest of skepticism."

"I drink to make other people interesting."

"There's a conundrum, ... My company needs me. I would like to get back to work. I would like this to be over."

"So much violence in the world seems beyond our control, but this is one cruelty we can stop by being informed consumers."

"If you would be so kind to write such a letter, please include your opinion of my character, my work ethic, my integrity and my probity,"

"Although I am increasingly hopeful that my personal legal situation will be resolved in the near future, it is still inappropriate for me to discuss anything relating to them on this call,"

"They have a lot of time to think and plan for the future, and they should be encouraged to,"

"You have to watch the clock constantly because you're only allowed out of your home for a limited period, and for a busy person, watching the clock and knowing other people are watching the clock is extremely difficult."

"As the original 'Apprentice,' it's an honor to join my mother each week in the conference room, ... Having contributed to almost every aspect of her business empire, I know first hand what it will take for one of these sixteen candidates to win the competition and I'm not afraid to call them out in the conference room."

"So, Jeffrey, you just don't fit. Goodbye."

"What the heck are girls walking around in Dutch outfits selling tulips... what do they have to do with the brand?"

"In the theatre, a hero is one who believes that all women are ladies, a villain one who believes that all ladies are women."