I've heard that hard work never killed anyone, but I say why take the chance? ― Ronald Reagan

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If I were given the opportunity to present a gift to the next generation, it would be the ability for each individual to learn to laugh at himself. – Charles M. Schulz

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We don't have a trillion-dollar debt because we haven't taxed enough; we have a trillion-dollar debt because we spend too much. ― Ronald Reagan

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Recession is when your neighbor loses his job. Depression is when you lose yours. And recovery is when Jimmy Carter loses his. ― Ronald Reagan

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Heroes may not be braver than anyone else. They're just braver 5 minutes longer. ― Ronald Reagan

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How do you tell a Communist? Well, it’s someone who reads Marx and Lenin. And how do you tell an anti-Communist? It’s someone who understands Marx and Lenin. ― Ronald Reagan

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Society cares for the individual only so far as he is profitable. - Simone de Beauvoir

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Politics is not a bad profession. If you succeed there are many rewards, if you disgrace yourself you can always write a book. ― Ronald Reagan

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Some people spend an entire lifetime wondering if they made a difference in the world. But, the Marines don't have that problem. ― Ronald Reagan

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Brave men do not gather by thousands to torture and murder a single individual, so gagged and bound he cannot make even feeble resistance or defense. - Ida B. Wells

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