Politics is not a bad profession. If you succeed there are many rewards, if you disgrace yourself you can always write a book.

—Ronald Reagan

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About Ronald Reagan

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Ronald Wilson Reagan (February 6, 1911 – June 5, 2004) was an American politician and actor who served as the 40th president of the United States from 1981 to 1989. A member of the Republican Party, he became an important figure in the American conservative movement. The period encompassing his...

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

—Ronald Reagan

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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.

—Ronald Reagan

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Trust, but verify.

—Ronald Reagan

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

—Ronald Reagan

When our government is spoken of as some menacing, threatening, foreign entity, it ignores the fact that in our democracy, government is us.

—Ronald Reagan

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Well begun is half done.

The important thing is that when you come to understand something, you act on it, no matter how small that act is. Eventually it will take you where you need to go.

—Sister Helen Prejean

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The most effective instrument to overcome one's laziness in work is the force of habit.

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The paths by which people journey toward happiness lie in part through the world about them and in part through the experience of their souls. On the one hand, there is the happiness which comes from wealth, honor, the enjoyment of life, from health, culture, science, or art; and, on the other hand, there is the happiness which is to be found in a good conscience, in virtue, work, philanthropy, religion, devotion to great ideas and great deeds.

—Carl Hilty in Happiness: Essays on the Meaning of Life

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There is no passion like that of a functionary for his function.

—Georges Clemenceau

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