"I've always been a very hands-on kind of guy."

"It's easy to have principles when you're rich. The important thing is to have principles when you're poor."

"I was 52 years old. I had diabetes and incipient arthritis. I had lost my gall bladder and most of my thyroid gland in earlier campaigns, but I was convinced the best was ahead of me."

"I'm not a genius. I'm just a guy who works hard."

"I always say, 'don't quit.'"