Ronald Reagan
Today, if you invent a better mousetrap, the government comes along with a better mouse.Collection: Government
I know in my heart that man is good. That what is right will always eventually triumph. And there's purpose and worth to each and every life.Collection: Life
Surround yourself with the best people you can find, delegate authority, and don't interfere as long as the policy you've decided upon is being carried out.Collection: Best
Information is the oxygen of the modern age. It seeps through the walls topped by barbed wire, it wafts across the electrified borders.Collection: Age
Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same.Collection: Freedom
Within the covers of the Bible are the answers for all the problems men face.Collection: Religion
Thomas Jefferson once said, 'We should never judge a president by his age, only by his works.' And ever since he told me that, I stopped worrying.Collection: Age
There are no easy answers, but there are simple answers. We must have the courage to do what we know is morally right.Collection: Courage
Government is like a baby. An alimentary canal with a big appetite at one end and no sense of responsibility at the other.Collection: Government
One way to make sure crime doesn't pay would be to let the government run it.Collection: Government
The problem is not that people are taxed too little, the problem is that government spends too much.Collection: Money
Politics is not a bad profession. If you succeed there are many rewards, if you disgrace yourself you can always write a book.Collection: Politics
Don't be afraid to see what you see.Collection: Fear
All the waste in a year from a nuclear power plant can be stored under a desk.Collection: Power
Politics I supposed to be the second-oldest profession. I have come to realize that it bears a very close resemblance to the first.Collection: Politics
The most terrifying words in the English language are: I'm from the government and I'm here to help.Collection: Government
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.Collection: Government
Government's first duty is to protect the people, not run their lives.Collection: Government
Trust, but verify.Collection: Trust
One picture is worth 1,000 denials.Collection: Funny
Democracy is worth dying for, because it's the most deeply honorable form of government ever devised by man.Collection: Government
Going to college offered me the chance to play football for four more years.Collection: Chance
Government does not solve problems; it subsidizes them.Collection: Government
The trouble with our Liberal friends is not that they're ignorant; it's just that they know so much that isn't so.
I've often said there's nothing better for the inside of a man than the outside of a horse.
How do you tell a communist? Well, it's someone who reads Marx and Lenin. And how do you tell an anti-Communist? It's someone who understands Marx and Lenin.
Republicans believe every day is the Fourth of July, but the democrats believe every day is April 15.
There are no constraints on the human mind, no walls around the human spirit, no barriers to our progress except those we ourselves erect.
Some people wonder all their lives if they've made a difference. The Marines don't have that problem.
Today we did what we had to do. They counted on America to be passive. They counted wrong.
Status quo, you know, is Latin for 'the mess we're in'.
My fellow Americans, I am pleased to tell you I just signed legislation which outlaws Russia forever. The bombing begins in five minutes.
To sit back hoping that someday, some way, someone will make things right is to go on feeding the crocodile, hoping he will eat you last - but eat you he will.
Latinos are Republican. They just don't know it yet.
Each generation goes further than the generation preceding it because it stands on the shoulders of that generation. You will have opportunities beyond anything we've ever known.
I have wondered at times what the Ten Commandments would have looked like if Moses had run them through the US Congress.
Heroes may not be braver than anyone else. They're just braver five minutes longer.
How can a president not be an actor?
Let us not forget who we are. Drug abuse is a repudiation of everything America is.
A tree's a tree. How many more do you need to look at?
Approximately 80% of our air pollution stems from hydrocarbons released by vegetation, so let's not go overboard in setting and enforcing tough emission standards from man-made sources.
I am not worried about the deficit. It is big enough to take care of itself.
Live simply, love generously, care deeply, speak kindly, leave the rest to God.Collection: Suicide
There is no limit to the amount of good you can do if you don't care who gets the credit.Collection: Accomplishment
Government is not a solution to our problem, government is the problem. ... Government does not solve problems; it subsidizes them. 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. If it stops moving, subsidize it. ... The problem is not that people are taxed too little, the problem is that government spends too much.Collection: Moving
It's hard, when you're up to your armpits in alligators, to remember you came here to drain the swamp.Collection: Government
Either you will control your government, or government will control you.Collection: Government
The nine most terrifying words in the English language are "I'm from the government, and I'm here to help."Collection: Government
It's not that liberals aren't smart, it's just that so much of what they know isn't soCollection: Smart