Ronald Reagan

I think we're conscious of where we can—without increasing the cost or lowering the quality—where we can give contracts.

I think they want to be a part of the West.

I haven't thought about this—that it might be impossible to enforce.

I think that we can guarantee the security of the technology and the security of Israel in this.

I think we've made major strides in getting the government off the backs of people remarkably well in just the first 10 months.

He's willing to tell you what he stands for.

The other party gave us inflation, unemployment, sky-high interest rates, and pessimism.

Our tax cut will put $2 billion in the pockets of the people of New Jersey.

It's called freedom, and it works. It's still the most exciting, progressive, and successful idea the world has ever known.

Free people build free markets that ignite dynamic development for everyone.

Competition is good.

Trust the people, trust their intelligence and trust their faith, because putting people first is the secret of economic success everywhere in the world.

New Jersey is known as the Garden State, and I'm happy to see the New Jersey Republican Party is about to blossom.

I'm gratified that it was that close.

The America of the 1980's is far more dependent on exports than during Eisenhower's time.

I'll be traveling next week to Cancun, Mexico, to participate in a summit that will bring together leaders of two-thirds of the world's population.

It's not true that I'm running for Governor of New Jersey.

More than any other recent development, I believe that Gene Atkinson's decision will send a loud and clear message to America that our party, the Republican Party, stands for the working men and women of this country.

Government must limit what it does, yet still perform its rightful task with utmost skill and professionalism.

Gene and I actually go back well before last April, as his odyssey from Democrat to Republican is so strikingly parallel to my own.

Nations are more often than not remembered for their art and thought.

The arts are a bridge to our better selves.

Recommendations for appropriate action by the President to foster greater public-private partnerships and to decrease dependence on government.

Our primary goal in the arts and humanities is to strengthen that public and private partnership.

The ability of this or any administration to succeed depends in no small degree upon the energy, the dedication, and the spirit of our nation's civil servants.