- Ronald Reagan: As I see it, we don't mistrust each other because we're armed. We're armed because we mistrust each other. But I think that we both agree on the most important thing. That nuclear war can never be won, and must never be fought.
- Ronald Reagan: I was a lifeguard at a public swimming hole on a river. And I studies that river. And I learned how to read the currents. Not just the ones on the surface, but also the ones that were deep underneath the water. Flowing way under. And I got good at it. I knew people were in trouble before they did.
- Ronald Reagan: Ask yourself. Are you better off than you were four years ago? Is it easier to buy things from a store than it was four years ago? Is there more, or less unemployment in the country? Is America as respected throughout the world?
- Ronald Reagan: I will not make age an issue in this campaign. I will not, for political purposes, exploit my opponent's youth and inexperience.
- Jane Wyman: If you put as much work into your career as you do making your speeches, you'd have an Oscar by now.
- Ronald Reagan: Our first priority must always be world peace. The use of force is always the last resort.
- Ronald Reagan: After you fire off the first thousand or so, there's no one around to keep score, is there? It's insane.
- Nancy Reagan: Gentlemen, instead of cramming his head with useless numbers, why don't you let Ronnie be Ronnie?
- B.E. Kertchman: State runs and controls everything to the smallest detail. Your speech, your actions, even your thoughts.