*"Government is like a baby. An alimentary canal with a big appetite at one end and no sense of responsibility at the other."
*"I would hope that I would accomplish something for which I would be remembered."
*"This fellow they've nominated claims he's the new Thomas Jefferson. Well let me tell you something, I knew Thomas Jefferson. He was a friend of mine, and governor, you're no Thomas Jefferson."<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tiNVqYwVfWE Ronald Reagan - Governor, You're No Thomas Jefferson]</ref>