Ronald Reagan Quotes

It's true hard work never killed anybody, but I figure, why take the chance?
Ronald Reagan

Work, True, Hard

No mother would ever willingly sacrifice her sons for territorial gain, for economic advantage, for ideology.
Ronald Reagan

Mother, Sacrifice, Her

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

Tell, Forever, Five

I never drink coffee at lunch. I find it keeps me awake for the afternoon.
Ronald Reagan

Find, Coffee, Drink

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

Food, Character, Tell

The greatest security for Israel is to create new Egypts.
Ronald Reagan

Greatest, Security, Create

Heroes may not be braver than anyone else. They're just braver five minutes longer.
Ronald Reagan

May, Else, Anyone

If the federal government had been around when the Creator was putting His hand to this state, Indiana wouldn't be here. It'd still be waiting for an environmental impact statement.
Ronald Reagan

Government, Waiting, Around

Today we did what we had to do. They counted on America to be passive. They counted wrong.
Ronald Reagan

Today, America, Wrong

I call upon the scientific community in our country, those who gave us nuclear weapons, to turn their great talents now to the cause of mankind and world peace: to give us the means of rendering these nuclear weapons impotent and obsolete.
Ronald Reagan

Peace, Great, Give

Inflation is as violent as a mugger, as frightening as an armed robber and as deadly as a hit man.
Ronald Reagan

Politics, Hit, Deadly

I favor the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and it must be enforced at gunpoint if necessary.
Ronald Reagan

Rights, Act, Necessary

Today, if you invent a better mousetrap, the government comes along with a better mouse.
Ronald Reagan

Government, Today, Along

How can a president not be an actor?
Ronald Reagan

President, Actor

Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!
Ronald Reagan

Down, Wall, Tear

While I take inspiration from the past, like most Americans, I live for the future.
Ronald Reagan

Future, Live, Past

All the waste in a year from a nuclear power plant can be stored under a desk.
Ronald Reagan

Power, Year, Waste

It's difficult to believe that people are still starving in this country because food isn't available.
Ronald Reagan

Food, Country, Difficult

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

Politics, Yourself, Bad

We can not play innocents abroad in a world that is not innocent.
Ronald Reagan

Play, Innocent, Abroad

History teaches that war begins when governments believe the price of aggression is cheap.
Ronald Reagan

History, War, Price

People do not make wars; governments do.
Ronald Reagan

Going to college offered me the chance to play football for four more years.
Ronald Reagan

Football, Play, Chance

Politics is just like show business. You have a hell of an opening, coast for a while, and then have a hell of a close.
Ronald Reagan

Politics, Business, Hell

They say the world has become too complex for simple answers. They are wrong.
Ronald Reagan

Simple, Become, Wrong

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: President

Born: February 6, 1911

Died: June 5, 2004

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