I'd rather work than not.
I did frequently refer to my war record in World War II, but not in any flamboyant way.
Every program that ever helped working people, from rural electrification to Medicare, was enacted by liberals over the opposition of conservatives. When people tell me they don't like liberals, I ask, "Do you like Social Security? If so, then shut up!"
Don't throw away your conscience.
One of the sharp parallels is that neither Vietnam nor Iraq was the slightest threat to America's national security.
I firmly believed throughout 1971 that the major hurdle to winning the presidency was winning the Democratic nomination. I believed that any reasonable Democrat would defeat President Nixon. I now think that no one could have defeated him in 1972.
I have a very deep concern about President Obama putting in another 21,000 troops into Afghanistan with the promise of more to come.
You want your parents to say, "Hey, I'm proud of you. " When you don't hear that, you learn to compensate. You say, "Hell, I don't need their approval. If I get my music right, I'll have everyone else's approval. " I didn't understand it then, but I now know that's what happened to me.
I've always thought that a name says a lot about a person. So naturally, being named Howard, I always wanted to crawl into a hole.
I don't want to go anywhere outside of gymnastics.
Success is when reality catches up to your imagination.