"I wish I had known more firsthand about the concerns and problems of American businesspeople while I was a U.S. senator and later a presidential nominee. That knowledge would have made me a better legislator and a more worthy aspirant to the White House."

"I hope someday we will be able to proclaim that we have banished hunger in the United States, and that we've been able to bring nutrition and health to the whole world."

"I was the guy who was constantly speaking out against the Vietnam War. I have no regrets about that."

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

"He who seeks peace must remember that every challenge is an invitation to grow stronger."

"Campaign behavior for wives: Always be on time. Do as little talking as humanly possible. Lean back in the parade car so everybody can see the president."

"He who seeks peace must remember that the echo of our deeds ripples through eternity."

"We need more of the Office Desk and less of the Show Window in politics. Let men in office substitute the midnight oil for the limelight."