The most terrifying words in the English language are: I'm from the government and I'm here to help.

The trouble with our Liberal friends is not that they're ignorant; it's just that they know so much that isn't so.

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.

We can't help everyone, but everyone can help someone.

Peace is not absence of conflict, it is the ability to handle conflict by peaceful means.

If we ever forget that we are One Nation Under God, then we will be a nation gone under.

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.

When you can't make them see the light, make them feel the heat.

We must reject the idea that every time a law's broken, society is guilty rather than the lawbreaker. It is time to restore the American precept that each individual is accountable for his actions.

It's true hard work never killed anybody, but I figure, why take the chance?

Trust, but verify.

The future doesn't belong to the fainthearted; it belongs to the brave.

I've often said there's nothing better for the inside of a man than the outside of a horse.

Inflation is as violent as a mugger, as frightening as an armed robber and as deadly as a hit man.

Democracy is worth dying for, because it's the most deeply honorable form of government ever devised by man.

We are never defeated unless we give up on God.

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.

It has been said that politics is the second oldest profession. I have learned that it bears a striking resemblance to the first.

Don't be afraid to see what you see.

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.

There are no constraints on the human mind, no walls around the human spirit, no barriers to our progress except those we ourselves erect.

Life is one grand, sweet song, so start the music.

There are no easy answers, but there are simple answers. We must have the courage to do what we know is morally right.

Latinos are Republican. They just don't know it yet.

Republicans believe every day is the Fourth of July, but the democrats believe every day is April 15.

Government's first duty is to protect the people, not run their lives.

You can tell alot about a fellow's character by his way of eating jellybeans.

There are no great limits to growth because there are no limits of human intelligence, imagination, and wonder.

The problem is not that people are taxed too little, the problem is that government spends too much.

We should measure welfare's success by how many people leave welfare, not by how many are added.

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.

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.

Within the covers of the Bible are the answers for all the problems men face.

Status quo, you know, is Latin for 'the mess we're in'.

All great change in America begins at the dinner table.

Facts are stubborn things.

I have wondered at times what the Ten Commandments would have looked like if Moses had run them through the US Congress.

My fellow Americans, I am pleased to tell you I just signed legislation which outlaws Russia forever. The bombing begins in five minutes.

Information is the oxygen of the modern age. It seeps through the walls topped by barbed wire, it wafts across the electrified borders.

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.

No government ever voluntarily reduces itself in size. Government programs, once launched, never disappear. Actually, a government bureau is the nearest thing to eternal life we'll ever see on this earth!

Heroes may not be braver than anyone else. They're just braver five minutes longer.

The best minds are not in government. If any were, business would steal them away.

Government does not solve problems; it subsidizes them.

Government is like a baby. An alimentary canal with a big appetite at one end and no sense of responsibility at the other.

I've never been able to understand why a Republican contributor is a 'fat cat' and a Democratic contributor of the same amount of money is a 'public-spirited philanthropist'.

Man is not free unless government is limited.

I am not worried about the deficit. It is big enough to take care of itself.

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 never drink coffee at lunch. I find it keeps me awake for the afternoon.

All the waste in a year from a nuclear power plant can be stored under a desk.

If we love our country, we should also love our countrymen.

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.

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.

History teaches that war begins when governments believe the price of aggression is cheap.

How can a president not be an actor?

Unemployment insurance is a pre-paid vacation for freeloaders.

One way to make sure crime doesn't pay would be to let the government run it.

Let us not forget who we are. Drug abuse is a repudiation of everything America is.