Admit nothing, deny everything, launch counterattack.

Traditionally, Young Republicans have been a leading indicator of the direction of the party.

Lay low, play dumb, keep moving.

I remember going through the cafeteria line and telling every kid that Nixon was in favor of school on Saturdays. It was my first political trick.

Unless you can fake sincerity, you'll get nowhere in this business.

The rise of Trump is a repudiation of 30 years of bipartisan treason and failure.

Politics with me isn't theater. It's performance art. Sometimes, for its own sake.

Always praise 'em before you hit 'em.

Donald Trump is perfectly made up. He's perfectly coiffed. He's perfectly lit.

In this business, if you don't pay your debts you're finished.

I oppose the spending of trillions in Iraq and Afghanistan, I strongly oppose Islamic extremism but don't believe that sending troops to die in two unwinnable wars makes sense.

You think you must fit the role others have laid out for you. That is the lie you need to conquer.

It is emphatically the province and duty of the Judicial Department to say what the law is.

Any institutions' alumni are key to its growth. We are focused on giving a global experience to our students.

You don't know how it would have turned out if [kids] would grown up in Chicago instead, and a more normal environment.

Throw yourself into life as someone who makes a difference, accepting that you may not understand how or why.

My wife likes the hockey smell because its the smell of a warrior.

There was once a community of scoundrels, that is to say, they were not scoundrels, but ordinary people.

You can work with me—or you can wade through the blood and bodies after I'm done.

Every man's credit is proportioned to the money which he has in his chest. [Lat., Quantum quisque sua nummorum condit in area, Tantum habet et fidei.]

the Irish ... are full of the fear of the Lord and the joy of living, and they don't know how to combine the two, but they'll sure have a good time trying.