"If you ask what is the single most important key to longevity, I would have to say it is avoiding worry, stress and tension. And if you didn't ask me, I'd still have to say it."

"First you forget names, then you forget faces. Next you forget to pull your zipper up and finally, you forget to pull it down."

"The secret of a good sermon is to have a good beginning and a good ending, then having the two as close together as possible."

"Nice to be here? At my age it's nice to be anywhere."

"To err is human. To blame someone else is politics."

"And we can celebrate when we have a government that has earned back the trust of the people it serves... when we have a government that honors our Constitution and stands up for the values that have made America, America: economic freedom, individual liberty, and personal responsibility."

"The roots of genuine insight grow deep in the soil of quiet observation. For where clarity resides, peace inevitably follows."

"They said it was impossible to touch the third rail of politics, to take on public-sector unions and to reform a pension and health benefits system that was headed to bankruptcy. But with bipartisan leadership, we saved taxpayers $132 billion dollars over 30 years and saved retirees their pensions. We did it."