Ronald Reagan

"The future will not belong to those who are contemptuous of religion; it will belong to those who respect it."

"Economic freedom and personal freedom are intertwined; you cannot have one without the other."

"American movies are the greatest export product we have because they carry the American dream around the world."

"The saddest thing in life is wasted talent."

"Peace comes through strength and understanding, not through weakness and appeasement."

"If you've seen one redwood tree, you've seen them all."

"The greatest legacy we can leave is a world at peace, where freedom flourishes."

"Gratitude is the most important attitude because it opens our eyes to the beauty of life itself."

"The greatest leader is not necessarily the one who does the greatest things. He is the one that gets the people to do the greatest things."

"Some people wonder all their lives if they've made a difference. The Marines don't have that problem."

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

"We are never defeated unless we lose faith and lose heart."

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

"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."

"Recession is when a neighbor loses his job. Depression is when you lose yours."

"I have often wondered about the new people coming into the world in recent years, but one look tells you they are just as human as we ever were."

"The task before us is not so much to see what lies dimly at a distance, but to do what clearly lies at hand."

"If the federal government had remained out of the marketplace, we would not have the inflation, the unemployment, and the recession we're now in."

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

"A people free to choose will always choose peace."

"Surround yourself only with people who will tell you the truth."

"One of the greatest pastimes of our time is visiting other countries."

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

"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. If it stops moving, subsidize it."

"The greatest threat to our nation's children is not some external enemy, but our own ignorance."

"To know the great transcendent fact of existence is to know wisdom."

"I've always believed that a lot of the trouble in the world comes from people who are too busy running other people's lives."

"We cannot, as free men and women, abdicate our responsibilities to anyone, for any reason."

"The time is now, and I will now discuss all of the people who've shared in these past eight years."

"Let us be sure these days, we will always remember them, not for the pain they brought, but for the response they brought."