President Ronald Reagan Quotes:

President [Ronald] Reagan told me he would negotiate and negotiate and negotiate with the Soviets, and I believed him.

- Helmut Schmidt

topic: President, President Ronald Reagan

It was thought that to rally Islam against godless communism would be doing the Soviet Union a very bad turn indeed, and that, in fact, transpired. In 1985, a group of mujahedeen came to Washington and was greeted by President [Ronald] Reagan, who called them "freedom fighters."

- Edward Said

source: Source: www.progressive.org

topic: President, Islam, Facts, President Ronald Reagan, President Reagan

Which founders have these presidents cited - and why? What did, say, President [Ronald] Reagan's view of George Washington, or President [Bill] Clinton's view of Thomas Jefferson, tell us about their view of America and where they intended to lead the country?In many cases, it told us a lot about the president.

- Paul Kengor

topic: Country, Views, America, President Ronald Reagan, President Bill Clinton

This crisis started probably due to the freedom they gave to the banks. First President [Ronald] Reagan and then President [Bill] Clinton. So, for [Barack] Obama it is extremely difficult to change now, to find a way to organize this banking system [differently].

- Costa-Gavras

source: Source: progressive.org

topic: President, Banking, Bills, President Ronald Reagan, President Bill Clinton

President [Ronald] Reagan never has tried to become an expert on military matters. He never has endeavored to learn the most important details in that field, which lead to a situation in which his aides played a much greater roles than aides would have played under President Ford or let us say in the whole Nixon-Ford-Kissinger era.

- Helmut Schmidt

topic: Military, President, Important, Kissinger, President Ronald Reagan

You could tell he (President Ronald Reagan) was an old radio guy. He never once looked at the television monitor.

- Harry Caray

topic: Guy, President, Television, President Ronald Reagan

Do Americans want the government to micromanage every aspect of our lives? President Ronald Reagan certainly didn't.

- Kimberly Guilfoyle

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topic: Government, President, Want, President Ronald Reagan

In the event of the death of a current or former President, like the recent death of President Ronald Reagan, the flag should be flown at half-staff for thirty days from the day of the death.

- Michael K. Simpson

topic: President, Events, Flags, President Ronald Reagan

President Ronald Reagan on his 1980 opponent: "I had a dream the other night. I dreamed that Jimmy Carter came to me and asked why I wanted his job. I told him I didn't want his job. I want to be President."

- Bob Dole

topic: Dream, Jobs, Night, President Ronald Reagan

We were really helped when President Ronald Reagan came in. I remember non-commissioned officers who were going to retire and they re-enlisted because they believed in President Reagan. That's the kind of President Ronald Reagan was. He helped our country win the Cold War. He put it behind us in a way no one ever believed would be possible. He was truly a great American leader. And those of us in the Armed Forces loved him, respected him, and tremendously admired him for his great leadership.

- Wesley Clark

topic: Country, War, Winning, President Ronald Reagan, Enlisted

I was friends with President Ronald Reagan and he once said to me, 'I don't know how anybody can serve in public office without being an actor.

- Warren Beatty

topic: Office, President, Actors, President Ronald Reagan

Every child is born with tremendous love for himself. It is the society that destroys that love, it is the religion that destroys that love - because if a child goes on growing in loving himself, who is going to love Jesus Christ? Who is going to love the president, Ronald Reagan? Who is going to love the parents?

- Rajneesh

topic: Jesus, Children, Parent, President Ronald Reagan