"I pray God that I may be able to be worthy of the confidence that has been placed in me."

"It is a terrible thing to be a President and have to make decisions that affect the lives of millions of people."

"I'm not going to be a popular President, but I'm going to be a good one."

"I'm a fairly good judge of character, and I've met a lot of characters."

"Tact is the ability to step on a man's toes without messing up the shine on his shoes."