I don't read polls to decide what I'm going to do.

We need to give everybody a chance, treat everybody with respect, and let them share in this great American dream that we have.

I’m concerned about the fact there seems to be a war on the poor - that if you’re poor, somehow you’re shiftless and lazy.

We've got to unite our country again, because we're stronger when we are united and we are weaker when we are divided.

Everybody should have a chance to rise. That's our philosophy in Ohio and that's my philosophy for America.

A leader has a sound program, has a good policy, and then brings people together to solve problems.

If you go into a room of 100-plus people, and you want to be the prince of darkness, you can be it. But I don't operate in the dark, I operate in the light.

Every time I go to Washington, I break out in a cold sweat. So I try not to spend too much time there.

I've always been underestimated. It's happened throughout my entire career.

Affirmative action has a negative effect on our society when it means counting us like so many beans and dividing us into separate piles.

You cannot build a little guy up by tearing a big guy down. Abraham Lincoln said it...

Happiness is found in doing, not merely possessing.

I love people, that´s why I win. If you love people, you win.

You can't win an argument with an argument.

Comparisons are like rigid fingers—eager to point at a subject but unwilling to grasp it.

The Saudis would struggle in Europe because of that problem with those prayers five times a day.

The reputation you have with yourself - your self-esteem - is the single most important factor for a fulfilling life.

Everything is overflowing with Gods.

All gardening is landscape painting,' said Alexander Pope.

He called you pretty...That's practically an insult, the way you look right now...You're much more than beautiful.

I'm 62 years old. Am I old enough to win a lifetime achievement award? Yes, I am. Thank you very much.