I do not speak for the White House correspondents association. I'm not a member.

Lobbying is the world's second - oldest profession.

Things are not as bad as they seem. They are worse.

He is racist, he's homophobic, he's xenophobic and he's a sexist. He's the perfect Republican candidate. [California Democratic Party chairman about Pat Buchanan.]

I think we ought to call (Republicans who sign the Norquist no tax pledge) exactly what they are - they are traitors and they don't deserve to hold elective office in this country.

The Justice Dept. is the new F.E.M.A.

Here is one of the first rules of politics: it's not enough that I do well; I must also destroy my enemy.

In politics there are no principles, just opportunities

You can disagree, but it's a personal belittling attack which is beneath the dignity of the presidency.

The solidarity - now, you can't challenge [Donald Trump] until he gets there [White House], but let me tell you, we are united. We are going to do our job.

I think Joe [Madison] is right. What we have to do is call him out on every one of these things and then maybe somebody will take the sweet machine away from him.

Sometimes God will place a wall on your path to force you to go in another direction.

It is not what you meant to say, but it is what your saying meant.

Making fun of philosophy is really philosophising.

Of all the places you could go, I just thought you'd choose somewhere that has somebody that you know

We are the great grassroots campaign of the modern era, built from mousepads, shoe leather and hope.

The DOE and DOD are among the most notorious offenders of our hazardous waste laws.

Sometimes what seems like surrender isn't surrender at all. It's about what's going on in your own hearts.

It's only terrorism if they do it to us. When we do much worse to them, it's not terrorism.

Of course I lie to people. But I lie altruistically - for our mutual good. The lie is the basic building block of good manners. That may seem mildly shocking to a moralist - but then what isn't?