I would not plan to base my campaign primarily on opposition to the war in the Persian Gulf.

No man should advocate a course in private that he's ashamed to admit in public.

The highest patriotism is not a blind acceptance of official policy, but a love of one's country deep enough to call her to a higher plain.

The whole campaign was a tragic case of mistaken identity.

The Establishment center... has led us into the stupidest and cruelest war in all history. That war is a moral and political disaster - a terrible cancer eating away at the soul of our nation.

Im sick and tired of old men sitting around in air conditioned rooms here in Washington, dreaming up wars for young men to die in.

Above all, being a Democrat means having compassion for others. ... It means standing up for people who have been kept down.

Pay attention to the hungry, both in this country and around the world. Pay attention to the poor. Pay attention to our responsibilities for world peace. We are our brother's keeper.

It is not patriotic to commit young Americans to war unless our national security clearly requires it.

It's possible to dazzle a crowd if you really work at it. But that is no qualification for leadership. Hitler was a master of crowds.

I seek to call America home to those principles that gave us birth.

A good man never makes excuses, a smart man is never in a position to need one.

I have a rule: before I can throw anything out, I have to write down five possible uses for it. This stretches my mind and keeps it nimble - just like stretching exercises do for my body.

To look like you are a real sports fan, when there is a game on TV just yell, Oh, come on! every now and then at the TV.

Were it not for shadows, there would be no beauty.

Everybody has an inside scoop, so just be a nice guy. Be a nice person.

Actually, the Kentucky moment was better than winning the two National Championships, because it was the epitome of what I try to get from a team in a crisis situation.

What's wrong with being number 2?

All of the images of Jesus and of the kingdom are small things: be a light in the darkness.

Know the enemy and know yourself; in a hundred battles you will never peril.

There is no surer method of economizing and saving money than in the reduction of the number of officials.