Ronald Reagan

We are a nation that has a government, not the other way around.

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

I'm not a fan of government, but I'm a big fan of America.

Of course, we're all here because we believe in the free enterprise system. And I'm a big believer in it. I've always said, if you want something done, give it to a good businessman.

You know, a lot of people think that Hollywood is all glamour and glitz. Well, it is. But it's also a lot of hard work.

I've been told that my speeches are too simple. Well, I don't know about that, but I've always believed that if you can't explain something simply, you don't understand it well enough.

I'm not afraid of the future. I'm just afraid of what they're going to do to it.

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

I've never been a great fan of long speeches. I think they're like a good meal: you enjoy the first few bites, but then you start to get full.

I'm not a pessimist. I just believe that if you expect the worst, you're rarely disappointed.

My philosophy of life is that if we make up our mind what we are going to make of our lives, then work hard toward that goal, we never lose—somehow we always win out.

I know in my heart that man is good. That what is right will always triumph. And there is purpose and worth to each and every life.

Tear down this wall!

I didn't leave the Democratic Party, the Democratic Party left me.

Of the four wars in my lifetime, none of them started because we were too strong.

All great change in America begins at the dinner table.

The ultimate weakness of dictatorship is that it cannot afford to leave its citizens free.

Entrepreneurs are the lifeblood of our economy.

The American economic system is the greatest engine of prosperity the world has ever known.

The most important thing for a President to do is to lead.