You have to love your children unselfishly. That's hard. But it's the only way.

Your success as a family... our success as a nation... depends not on what happens inside the White House, but on what happens inside your house.

Never lose sight of the fact that the most important yardstick of your success will be how you treat other people - your family, friends, and coworkers, and even strangers you meet along the way.

Future of his nation does not depend on what happens at the White House, but what happens at your house

I think togetherness is a very important ingredient to family life.

I married the first man I ever kissed. When I tell this to my children, they just about throw up.

The home is the child's first school, the parent is the child's first teacher, and reading is the child's first subject.

to us, family means putting your arms around each other and being there.

The Titanic was built by professionals. The Ark was built by volunteers.

And who knows? Somewhere out in this audience may even be someone who will one day follow in my footsteps, and preside over the White House as the President's spouse. I wish him well!

Nancy Reagan was a perfectionist, and I am not.

It is one thing being disciplined to plan and it is another thing being a disciple of great work. Be your own disciplinarian.

The fact that a reactionary can sometimes be right is a little less recognized that the fact that a liberal can be. . . .

If there is one thing I hope my books do always and forever, its that they honor working people.

DC used to print up all of their pages, they were the only company that did it.

Being seventy has its advantages. I was outspoken before, but now what have I got to keep quiet about?

Always tell the truth. That way you don't have to remember what you said.

You need cliches. Cliches are what people respond to.

I'm into eating as little as possible... I never cook. Never use the stove or anything.

We can lift ourselves out of ignorance, we can find ourselves as creatures of excellence and intelligence and skill.

Nuclear weapons and other weapons are the means to protect our sovereignty and legitimate interests, not the means to behave aggressively or to fulfil some non-existent imperial ambitions.