| Quote | President |
| A house divided against itself cannot stand. | |
| A president's hardest task is not to do what is right, but to know what is right. | |
| After all, the chief business of the American people is business. | |
| And so, my fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country. | |
| I am not a crook. | |
| I have never advocated war except as a means of peace. | |
| I want a kinder, gentler nation. | |
| If you want to make enemies, try to change something. | |
| It is better to be alone than in bad company. | |
| Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall. | |
| My job is not to represent Washington to you, but to represent you to Washington. | |
| Neither a wise man nor a brave man lies down on the tracks of history to wait for the train of the future to run over him. | |
| Old minds are like old horses; you must exercise them if you wish to keep them in working order. | |
| One man with courage is a majority. | |
| Speak softly and carry a big stick. | |
| The buck stops here. | |
| The only thing we have to fear is fear itself. | |
| There is nothing wrong in America that can't be fixed with what is right in America. | |
| Truth is the glue that holds governments together. Compromise is the oil that makes governments go. | |
| We must adjust to changing times and still hold to unchanging principles. | |