Ronald Reagan Quotes and its meanings

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.

Information is the oxygen of the modern age. It seeps through the walls topped by barbed wire, it wafts across the electrified borders.

The best minds are not in government. If any were, business would steal them away.

Surround yourself with the best people you can find, delegate authority, and don't interfere as long as the policy you've decided upon is being carried out.

What we have found in this country, and maybe we're more aware of it now, is one problem that we've had, even in the best of times, and that is the people who are sleeping on the grates, the homeless, you might say, by choice.

The best minds are not in government. If any were, business would steal them away.

Politics is just like show business. You have a hell of an opening, coast for a while, and then have a hell of a close.

All great change in America begins at the dinner table.

It's silly talking about how many years we will have to spend in the jungles of Vietnam when we could pave the whole country and put parking stripes on it and still be home by Christmas.

We should declare war on North Vietnam. We could pave the whole country and put parking strips on it, and still be home by Christmas.

There are no easy answers' but there are simple answers. We must have the courage to do what we know is morally right.

Above all, we must realize that no arsenal, or no weapon in the arsenals of the world, is so formidable as the will and moral courage of free men and women. It is a weapon our adversaries in today's world do not have.

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.

We are never defeated unless we give up on God.

Let us be sure that those who come after will say of us in our time, that in our time we did everything that could be done. We finished the race we kept them free we kept the faith.

You can tell alot about a fellow's character by his way of eating jellybeans.

It's difficult to believe that people are still starving in this country because food isn't available.

You know, if I listened to Michael Dukakis long enough, I would be convinced we're in an economic downturn and people are homeless and going without food and medical attention and that we've got to do something about the unemployed.

Freedom prospers when religion is vibrant and the rule of law under God is acknowledged.

Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same.

Recession is when a neighbor loses his job. Depression is when you lose yours.

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

One picture is worth 1,000 denials.

While I take inspiration from the past, like most Americans, I live for the future.

We are never defeated unless we give up on God.

Freedom prospers when religion is vibrant and the rule of law under God is acknowledged.

If we ever forget that we are One Nation Under God, then we will be a nation gone under.

I know in my heart that man is good. That what is right will always eventually triumph. And there's purpose and worth to each and every life.

It doesn't do good to open doors for someone who doesn't have the price to get in. If he has the price, he may not need the laws. There is no law saying the Negro has to live in Harlem or Watts.

The best minds are not in government. If any were, business would steal them away.

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.

Man is not free unless government is limited.

All great change in America begins at the dinner table.

There are no great limits to growth because there are no limits of human intelligence, imagination, and wonder.

I call upon the scientific community in our country, those who gave us nuclear weapons, to turn their great talents now to the cause of mankind and world peace: to give us the means of rendering these nuclear weapons impotent and obsolete.

History teaches that war begins when governments believe the price of aggression is cheap.

It's silly talking about how many years we will have to spend in the jungles of Vietnam when we could pave the whole country and put parking stripes on it and still be home by Christmas.

We should declare war on North Vietnam. We could pave the whole country and put parking strips on it, and still be home by Christmas.

There are no great limits to growth because there are no limits of human intelligence, imagination, and wonder.

We can't help everyone, but everyone can help someone.

There are no great limits to growth because there are no limits of human intelligence, imagination, and wonder.

I know in my heart that man is good. That what is right will always eventually triumph. And there's purpose and worth to each and every life.

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!

Life is one grand, sweet song, so start the music.

If we love our country, we should also love our countrymen.

You know, if I listened to Michael Dukakis long enough, I would be convinced we're in an economic downturn and people are homeless and going without food and medical attention and that we've got to do something about the unemployed.

Above all, we must realize that no arsenal, or no weapon in the arsenals of the world, is so formidable as the will and moral courage of free men and women. It is a weapon our adversaries in today's world do not have.

Within the covers of the Bible are the answers for all the problems men face.

Government always finds a need for whatever money it gets.

I've never been able to understand why a Republican contributor is a 'fat cat' and a Democratic contributor of the same amount of money is a 'public-spirited philanthropist'.

Life is one grand, sweet song, so start the music.

If we ever forget that we are One Nation Under God, then we will be a nation gone under.

I call upon the scientific community in our country, those who gave us nuclear weapons, to turn their great talents now to the cause of mankind and world peace: to give us the means of rendering these nuclear weapons impotent and obsolete.

A people free to choose will always choose peace.

Peace is not absence of conflict, it is the ability to handle conflict by peaceful means.

Politics is just like show business. You have a hell of an opening, coast for a while, and then have a hell of a close.

Inflation is as violent as a mugger, as frightening as an armed robber and as deadly as a hit man.

It has been said that politics is the second oldest profession. I have learned that it bears a striking resemblance to the first.

Concentrated power has always been the enemy of liberty.

All the waste in a year from a nuclear power plant can be stored under a desk.

Freedom prospers when religion is vibrant and the rule of law under God is acknowledged.

We must reject the idea that every time a law's broken, society is guilty rather than the lawbreaker. It is time to restore the American precept that each individual is accountable for his actions.

We should measure welfare's success by how many people leave welfare, not by how many are added.

Let us be sure that those who come after will say of us in our time, that in our time we did everything that could be done. We finished the race we kept them free we kept the faith.

We must reject the idea that every time a law's broken, society is guilty rather than the lawbreaker. It is time to restore the American precept that each individual is accountable for his actions.

No matter what time it is, wake me, even if it's in the middle of a Cabinet meeting.

Trust, but verify.

History teaches that war begins when governments believe the price of aggression is cheap.

We should declare war on North Vietnam. We could pave the whole country and put parking strips on it, and still be home by Christmas.

Above all, we must realize that no arsenal, or no weapon in the arsenals of the world, is so formidable as the will and moral courage of free men and women. It is a weapon our adversaries in today's world do not have.

The taxpayer - that's someone who works for the federal government but doesn't have to take the civil service examination.

My philosophy of life is that if we make up our mind what we are going to make of our lives, then work hard toward that goal, we never lose - somehow we win out.

It's true hard work never killed anybody, but I figure, why take the chance?