"You go into these small towns in Pennsylvania and, like a lot of small towns in the Midwest, the jobs have been gone now for 25 years and nothing's replaced them. And it's not surprising then they get…"

"The thing about the American people, and I've said this before, is that they're really good people. They're just like you and me. They want to do the right thing. They just sometimes get confused."

"I think the one thing that I've learned is that, you know, being president is not for sissies. It's a tough job."

"The truth is, I'm a pretty lazy person. I like to sleep in. I like to watch sports. I like to hang out with my friends. And I don't like to work too hard."

"I think I'm a better speechwriter than my speechwriters. I know more about policy than my policy directors. And I'm a better political director than my political director."