RONALD REAGAN

Some of my favorite quotes from "The Great Communicator" . . . . .

I never drink coffee at lunch. I find it keeps me awake for the afternoon

But there are advantages to being elected President. The day after I was elected, I had my high school grades classified Top Secret

I have left orders to be awakened at any time in case of national emergency, even if I am in a cabinet meeting

They say hard work never hurt anybody, but I figure why take the chance

Before I refuse to take your questions, I have an opening statement

Facts are stubborn things

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

I am not worried about the deficit. It is big enough to take care of itself

Veto anything that costs more than $2

I favor the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and it must be enforced at gunpoint if necessary

If the federal government had been around when the Creator was putting His hand to this state, Indiana wouldn't be here. It'd still be waiting for an environmental impact statement

If the Soviet Union let another political party come into existence, they would still be a one-party state, because everybody would join the other party

No government ever voluntarily reduces itself in size. Government programs, once launched, never disappear. Actually, a government bureau is the nearest thing to eternal life we'll ever see on this earth!

Status quo, you know, is Latin for 'the mess we're in'

The government's view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it

The most terrifying words in the English language are: I'm from the government and I'm here to help

Thomas Jefferson once said, 'We should never judge a president by his age, only by his works.' And ever since he told me that, I stopped worrying


In 1981, when Reagan arrived at the hospital after being shot and met one of the doctors who was going to operate on him, he said "I hope you're a Republican." The doctor replied, "Today, Mr. President, we're all Republicans."


Picture : President Reagan at the Berlin Wall 27th June 1987 where he gave his speech that included the famous words "Mr. Gorbachev, open this gate. Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall.”
In Memoriam : Ronald Reagan 1911 - 2004