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

“It has been said that politics is the second oldest profession. I have learned that it bears a striking resemblance to the first.”

“Politics is supposed to be the second oldest profession. I have come to realize that it bears a very close resemblance to the first.”

“Here you discover that so long as books are kept open, then minds can never be closed.”

“If you think you can - you can!”

“A tree's a tree. How many more do you need to look at? ”

“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.”