The best way to get over a dog's death is to get another soon. Ronald Reagan More Quotes by Ronald Reagan More Quotes From Ronald Reagan Every honor is appropriate for the courageous Americans who made the supreme sacrifice for our Nation at Pearl Harbor and in the many battles that followed in World War II. Their sacrifice was for a cause, not for conquest; for a world that would be safe for future generations. Their devotion must never be forgotten. Ronald Reagan sacrifice honor war I want you to know that also I will not make age an issue of this campaign. I am not going to exploit, for political purposes, my opponent's youth and inexperience. Ronald Reagan issues political funny I've often said there's nothing better for the inside of a man than the outside of a horse. Ronald Reagan horse politics men I think, too, that we've got to recognize that where the preservation of a natural resource like the redwoods is concerned, that there is a common sense limit. I mean, if you've looked at a hundred thousand acres or so of trees-you know, a tree is a tree, how many more do you need to look at? Ronald Reagan common-sense mean thinking Freedom prospers when religion is vibrant and the rule of law under God is acknowledged. Ronald Reagan freedom god motivational We need true tax reform that will at least make a start toward restoring for our children the American dream that wealth is denied to no one, that each individual has the right to fly as high as his strength and ability will take him. Ronald Reagan reform dream children Government always finds a need for whatever money it gets. Ronald Reagan government money needs A friend of mine was asked to a costume ball a short time ago. He slapped some egg on his face and went as a liberal economist. Ronald Reagan balls eggs political We're approaching the end of a bloody century plagued by a terrible political invention, totalitarianism. Optimism comes less easily today, not because democracy is less vigorous, but because democracy's enemies have refined their instruments of repression. Ronald Reagan optimism political enemy The White House is the leakiest place I've ever been in. (On special measures to ensure secrecy of plans to bomb Libya) Ronald Reagan special white house I have always thought of government as a kind of organism with an insatiable appetite for money, whose natural state is to grow forever unless you do something to starve it. Ronald Reagan government kind forever Well, it [evolution] is a theory, it is a scientific theory only, and it has in recent years been challenged in the world of science and is not yet believed in the scientific community to be as infallible as it once was believed. But if it was going to be taught in the schools, then I think that also the biblical theory of creation, which is not a theory but the biblical story of creation, should also be taught. Ronald Reagan biblical science school I believe that communism is another sad, bizarre chapter in human history whose last pages even now are being written. I believe this because the source of our strength in the quest for human freedom is not material, but spiritual. And because it knows no limitation, it must terrify and ultimately triumph over those who would enslave their fellow men. Ronald Reagan spiritual men believe If our planes were shot down, yes, they's wake me right away. If the other fellows' were shot down, why wake me up? Ronald Reagan american-politics planes shots Here you discover that so long as books are kept open, then minds can never be closed. Ronald Reagan mind long book I never drink coffee at lunch. I find it keeps me awake for the afternoon. Ronald Reagan espresso coffee funny Freedom is not the sole prerogative of a chosen few, but the universal right of all God's children. Ronald Reagan chosen sole children The family has always been the cornerstone of American society. Our families nurture, preserve, and pass on to each succeeding generation the values we share and cherish, values that are the foundation of our freedoms. Ronald Reagan foundation succeed generations Our nation was built and civilized by men and women who used guns in self-defense and in pursuit of peace. One wonders indeed, if the rising crime rate, isn't due as much as anything to the criminal's instinctive knowledge that the average victim no longer has means of self-protection. Ronald Reagan gun men mean People who think a tax boost will cure inflation are the same ones who believe another drink will cure a hangover. Ronald Reagan hangover believe thinking