"Dr. Laura Schlessinger's words make me sick to my stomach." "To use a Southern euphemism, our space program has been snake-bit." [On the unsuccessful launch of an unmanned rocket shortly after the explosion of the space shuttle Challenger, Nightline, ABC TV, 5 May 1986] "I work very hard to get in touch with my feminine side." "You know the old saying: you win some, you lose some... and then there's that little-known third category." "A zebra does not change its spots." "I don't plan to be a candidate again for national office... I don't see any circumstances that would cause me to change my mind. I was in elective politics for 24 years. I've made four national races, two for president, two for vice president. I have found there are other ways to serve, and I'm enjoying them." Interview at the Cannes Film Festival, May 20, 2006.