Gerald R. Ford Quotes

A government big enough to give you everything you want is a government big enough to take from you everything you have.

Never be satisfied with less than your very best effort. If you strive for the top and miss, you'll still 'beat the pack.'

An impeachable offense is whatever a majority of the House of Representatives considers it to be at a given moment in history.

There is an old saying, The harder you try the luckier you get. I kind of like that definition of luck.

I hope never to see the day that I cannot admit having made a mistake.

Nothing in life is more important than the ability to communicate effectively.

The spirit of seeking understanding through personal contact with people of other nations and other cultures deserves the respect and support of all.

Teddy Roosevelt... once said, 'Speak softly and carry a big stick.' Jimmy Carter wants to speak loudly and carry a fly swatter.

I believe that truth is the glue that holds government together, not only our government, but civilization itself.

There is no undertaking more challenging, no responsibility more awesome, than that of being a mother.

History and experience tell us that moral progress comes not in comfortable and complacent times, but out of trial and confusion.

My goal is for a cooperative world at peace, using its resources to build, not to destroy.

If compassion and mercy are not compatible with politics then something is the matter with politics.

I am acutely aware that you have not elected me as your President by your ballots, so I ask you to confirm me with your prayers.

Real assistance is to help people to help themselves. We can't do everything for everybody, but there is room for all who try to make it.

Richard Nixon... was just offered $2 million by Schick to do a television commercial - for Gillette.

Ronald Regan doesn't dye his hair - he's just prematurely orange.

For nearly two hundred years, our nation has derived its strength from the diversity of its people and of their beliefs. That strength has been greatly enhanced by [the Islamic] religious heritage.

Let us remember that our national unity is a most priceless asset.

In the age-old contest between popularity and principle, only those willing to lose for their convictions are deserving of posterity's approval.

The three-martini lunch is the epitome of American efficiency.

There is no Soviet domination of Eastern Europe.

For millions of men and women, the church has been the hospital for the soul, the school for the mind and the safe depository for moral ideas.

The three-martini lunch is the epitome of American efficiency. Where else can you get an earful, a bellyful and a snootful at the same time?

I strongly support the feeding of children.

A great nation cannot abandon its responsibilities. Responsibilities abandoned today return as more acute crises tomorrow.

In a democracy, the public has a right to know not only what the government decides, but why and by what process.

The American dream does not come to those who fall asleep.

I don't know what the future may hold for me-or for any of us. But I want you to know that I am a man who likes having critics who are not enemies.

Personal excellence can be achieved by a visionary goal, through planning, dedicated execution, and total follow-through.

All my children have spoken for themselves since they first learned to speak, and not always with my advance approval, and I expect that to continue in the future.

My fellow Americans, our long national nightmare is over.

We came from many roots, and we have many branches.

A coalition of groups is waging a massive propaganda campaign against the president of the United States. an all-out attack. Their aim is total victory for themselves and total defeat for him.

Truth is the glue that holds government together.

America's leadership is essential. America's resources are vast. America's opportunities are unprecedented.

Without God there could be no American form of government, nor an American way of life.

I would hope that understanding and reconciliation are not limited to the 19th hole alone.

Our great Republic is a government of laws and not of men. Here, the people rule.

I love sports. Whenever I can, I always watch the Detroit Tigers on the radio.

I am a Ford, not a Lincoln.

If Lincoln were alive today, he'd be turning over in his grave.

The future of our nation depends on providing our children with a complete education that includes music.

My commitment to the security and future of Israel is based upon basic morality as well as enlightened self-interest. Our role in supporting Israel honors our own heritage.

I know I am getting better at golf because I am hitting fewer spectators.

It feels like getting a back massage from the Grim Reaper: one must get comfortable with the most horrifying things in the world.

I would like to deny all allegations by Bob Hope that during my last game of golf, I hit an eagle, a birdie, an elk and a moose.

We cannot stand still or slip backwards. We must go forward now together.

The pat on the back, the arm around the shoulder, the praise for what was done right and the sympathetic nod for what wasn't are as much a part of golf as life itself.

There is an American tragedy in which we all have played a part.