Ronald Reagan

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

"Government exists to protect us from each other. Where government has gone beyond its limits is in deciding to protect us from ourselves."

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

"I've heard that hard work never killed anyone, but I say why take the chance?"

"The future doesn't belong to the light-hearted. It belongs to the brave."

"Politics is not a bad profession. If you succeed there are many rewards, if you disgrace yourself you can always write a book."

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

"Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same, or one day we will spend our sunset years telling our children and our children's children what it was once like in the United States where men were free."

"Life is one grand, sweet song, so start the music."

"If we ever forget that we're one nation under God, then we will be one nation gone under."

"I have left orders to be awakened at any time during national emergency, even if I'm in a cabinet meeting."

"There is no limit to the amount of good you can do if you don't care who gets the credit."

"We can't help everyone, but everyone can help someone."

"America is too great for small dreams."