you get tired, sometimes, counting to 10 as a voice check and so forth.

Government is like a baby: an alimentary canal with a big appetite at one end and no sense of responsibility at the other.

It was a waffle, it was going back and forth. When you're tired, you shouldn't make many decisions. It certainly came to mind, do I want to continue to do this?

The Bridge to Nowhere.

the trade union which dealt the death blow to communism.

The Democrats may remember their lines, but how quickly they forget the lessons of the past. I have witnessed five major wars in my lifetime, and I know how swiftly storm clouds can gather on a peaceful horizon. The next time a Saddam Hussein takes over Kuwait, or North Korea brandishes a nuclear weapon, will we be ready to respond? In the end, it all comes down to leadership, and that is what this country is looking for now. (RNC Annual Gala, Feb. 3, 1994)