It was my sister Maureen who was responsible for my becoming a Reagan.

I thought the Secret Service would protect me from the press, but they were at my house to protect me from assassins with guns, not with assassins with pencils.

You know my father as governor, as president, but I knew him as dad. I was so proud to have the Reagan name and to be Ronald Reagan's son.

Dad was the only adult male I ever trusted.

You just watch somebody you love slowly, slowly disappear and go away.

I didn't know if I was heterosexual or homosexual.

With the blessings of liberty, we have responsibilities to defend it.

The odds against an adoptee ending up as the child of the President of the United States are staggering. But then, so are the odds against a movie star becoming president

Senator Arlen Specter hasn't really switched parties; he's simply realized he cannot win the Pennsylvania Republican primary election

It's hard to learn about your parents' courtship.

My adoption was treated as a celebration.

Writing is a form of running away. Running away to a place you made by your own hand.

Some of life’s best lessons are learned through our worst mistakes.

People are so unnecessarily negative about envy. It really ought to be struck off the list of deadly sins.

Grace is the essence of theology and gratitude is the essence of ethics.

When the soul drifts uncertainly between life and the dream, between the mind's disorder and the return to cool reflection, it is in religious thought that we should seek consolation.

Never build your content ship on rented land.

I live by the ten percent rule. Save one, you save a thousand.

Maybe your weird is my normal. Who's to say?

Let me see what I wrote so I know what I think

I definitely believe in legalizing drugs. It does take the mystery away. It takes the money away, so suddenly there are no drug wars. If you're a junkie, you can get help easier.