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

—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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My fellow Americans, I am pleased to tell you I just signed legislation which outlaws Russia forever. The bombing begins in five minutes.

—Ronald Reagan

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I've noticed that everyone who is for abortion has already been born.

—Ronald Reagan

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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.

—Ronald Reagan

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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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 meal is not over when I'm full. The meal is over when I hate myself.

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Spaghetti can be eaten most successfully if you inhale it like a vacuum cleaner.

—Sophia Loren

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Don't dig your grave with your own knife and fork.

—English proverb

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I never eat in a restaurant that's over a hundred feet off the ground and won't stand still.

—Calvin Trillin

Loneliness is like starvation: you don't realize how hungry you are until you begin to eat.

—Joyce Carol Oates in Faithless

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